Cessna 185 N5854T
13 April 1972 · Tariffville, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 April 1972 at about 18:20 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N5854T, operated by Red Bird Aero, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tariffville, Connecticut, 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 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tariffville, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N5854T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Red Bird Aero
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2084
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
DESCENDED INTO MT APRXLY 7 MI SHORT OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1972 | Cessna 185 | Council Blfs, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Cessna 185C | Skinner, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1972 | Cessna 185A | Haines, Alaska, United States | John C.fox | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185 | Geneva, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |