Plane Crash List

Cessna 182G N3205S

5 December 1985 · Gila Bend, Arizona, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 5 December 1985 at about 02:28 local time, a Cessna 182G registered N3205S was involved in an accident near Gila Bend, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:28
Classification
Accident
Location
Gila Bend, Arizona, United States
Coordinates
32.9900, -112.8994
Aircraft
Cessna 182G
Registration
N3205S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX86FUJ02

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

ON DECEMBER 4, 1985, AT 1928 MST, A CESSNA 182, N3205S, COLLIDED WITH A POWER UTILITY POLE NEAR PALOMA, AZ. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE ORIGIN, DESTINATION, AND TYPE OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THE ONLY PERSON IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME WAS ROBERTO MENDEZ RAMIREZ FROM CABORCA, MEXICO. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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