Cessna 205 N8460Z
23 November 1971 · El Mirage, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 November 1971 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 205 registered N8460Z, operated by Progressive AI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Mirage, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Mirage, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Mirage
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205
- Registration
- N8460Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Progressive AI
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Imperial, Calif → Hawthorne, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4210
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT SAID DURG TKOF AFT LDG ON DRY LAKE DUE PWR LOSS ENG LOST PWR AGAIN.HIT PILE OF SAND DURG ABORT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1971 | Cessna 205 | San Felipe, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1971 | Cessna 205 | Northport, Michigan, United States | Triple A Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1971 | Cessna 205 | Grass Vally, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1970 | Cessna 205A | Mercury, Nevada, United States | Voorheis-Trind | Fatal | 6 |
| 17 Dec 1970 | Cessna 205 | Winston, Montana, United States | C.s.s Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205A | Castro Vlly, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |