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.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Cessna 182M | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Cessna 182Q | Follett, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1985 | Cessna 182Q | Wapiti, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1985 | Cessna 182C | Batesville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 210A | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1985 | Bell 47 G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1985 | Cessna 177 | Chinle, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1985 | Cessna T210N | White Mountain, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |