Cessna 205A N8448Z
24 December 1972 · Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 December 1972 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna 205A registered N8448Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205A
- Registration
- N8448Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fort Bragg, Nc → Beech Mountain, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3454
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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
FLT ABV CLDS AT 6000FT MSL.PLT DSCNDD THRU HOLE IN CLDS TO CONT FLT VFR, HIT TREES ON MTN AT 1800FT
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 | - |
| 3 Mar 1972 | Cessna 205 | Canyonville, Oregon, United States | Air Pacific * | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
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 | - |