Cessna 206 N5374U

Summary

On 4 September 1982 at about 03:30 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N5374U, operated by Aero Flite, was involved in an accident near Perris Valley, California, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 September 1982 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Perris Valley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Perris Valley (L65)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 206

Registration

N5374U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aero Flite

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hayward → New Hampton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX82DA338

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO CENTER, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE SAW A DITCH AHEAD AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND COLLIDED WITH THE DITCH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVES HIS PASSENGER APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE EVENTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.