Cessna 206 N8667Z
17 July 1971 · Quartzsite, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 July 1971, a Cessna 206 registered N8667Z, operated by Gottschalk FLI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Quartzsite, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Quartzsite, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N8667Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gottschalk FLI
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Modesto, Ca → Tucson, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-1943
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY INCL TOWERING CUMULUS, HEAVIEST IN MID & LATE AFTERNOON.RECOVERED 11/3/81.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1971 | Cessna 206 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | Rose-Neath FUN | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Cessna 206P | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | Thor Service I | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Cessna 206 | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | Rockford Air C | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Cessna 206 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Air Executive | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1971 | Cessna 206 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Airgo, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1971 | Cessna 206A | Alamo, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |