Cessna 206 N4687F
12 December 1982 · Merced, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1982 at about 16:38 local time, a Cessna 206 registered N4687F, operated by Heisey, Walter Floyd, was involved in an accident near Merced, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merced Municipal (MCE)
- Coordinates
- 37.3491, -120.4203
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206
- Registration
- N4687F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Heisey, Walter Floyd
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bakersfield → Merced
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA058
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE TRANSCRIPT REVEALED THAT THE PLT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS RWY 30 APCH APPROXIMATELY 2 MI FROM THE OUTER MARKER. THE WX GIVEN TO THE PLT AT THAT TIME WAS INDEFINITE CEILING ZERO, SKY OBSCURED & VISIBILITY ZERO WITH FOG. THE PLT STATED AN INSTRUMENT APCH WAS PLANNED BUT A CLEAR AREA WAS OBSERVED SOUTH OF THE ARPT. THE CLEAR AREA WAS ENTERED & AN ATTEMPT MADE TO FLY TO THE ARPT BENEATH THE FOG. THE ACFT STRUCK A UTILITY POLE WEST OF THE RWY 30 LOCALIZER COURSE, CIRCLED LEFT & CRASHED. THE ACFT'S GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER SENSITIVITY WAS FOUND TO BE BELOW THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A GLIDE SLOPE "OFF" INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 206 | Renton, Washington, United States | Herman M. Pfahl | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1982 | Cessna 206-5 | Somerville, Texas, United States | Hand H Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1982 | Cessna 206 | Near Nightmute, Alaska, United States | Western Yukon Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1982 | Cessna 206G | Warren, Ohio, United States | Arthur A. Abell | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna 206 | Perris Valley, California, United States | Aero Flite | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1982 | Cessna 206 | Saint Croix | James R Adams | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |