Cessna 205 N8161Z
3 March 1972 · Canyonville, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 1972 at about 13:51 local time, a Cessna 205 registered N8161Z, operated by Air Pacific *, was involved in an accident during in flight near Canyonville, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canyonville, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205
- Registration
- N8161Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Pacific *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Vancouver, Wash → Grants Pass, Oreg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0120
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 ATTEMPTED TURNAROUND IN CANYON DUE LOW CLGS.LOST CTL.CHECKOUT IN TYPE ACFT INADEQUATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1972 | Cessna 205 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Cessna 205 | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 205A | Oberlin, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1972 | Cessna 205 | Fayette, Maine, United States | Skylane Flight | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1972 | Cessna 205 | Bonita, Louisiana, United States | C.g.air Center | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1972 | Cessna 205 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |