Cessna 205A N8485Z
14 February 1970 · Mercury, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 February 1970 at about 02:44 local time, a Cessna 205A registered N8485Z, operated by Voorheis-Trind, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mercury, Nevada, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mercury, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205A
- Registration
- N8485Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Voorheis-Trind
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ash Meadows, Nev → Las Vegas, Nev
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0150
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 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
STRUCK MNTN SLOPE AT NITE. HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. ACFT FOLLOWING N8485Z TURNED AROUND DUE WEA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3 May 1970 | Cessna 205 | Angola, Indiana, United States | Flying Educati | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1970 | Cessna 205 | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | Intermountain | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205 | Meta, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Western Land | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |