Plane Crash List

Cessna 172 M N1585V

9 October 1985 · Callville Bay, Nevada, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 9 October 1985 at about 03:13 local time, a Cessna 172 M registered N1585V was involved in an accident near Callville Bay, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:13
Classification
Accident
Location
Callville Bay, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
36.1601, -115.4295
Aircraft
Cessna 172 M
Registration
N1585V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Vegas → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA86FA007

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 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

NEW PVT PLT WITH TWO PAX ON BOARD WAS OBSERVED MAKING SEVERAL LOW LEVEL PASSES OVER ROAD IN A CANYON IN DARK. ON LAST PASS ACFT WING TIP HIT POWER POLE BELOW CROSS-BAR, ROLLED INVERTED, CRASHED AND BURNED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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