Plane Crash List

Cessna C206 N9861Z

6 October 1985 · West Dover, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 6 October 1985 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna C206 registered N9861Z was involved in an accident near West Dover, Vermont, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:15
Classification
Accident
Location
West Dover, Vermont, United States
Nearest airport
Mt. Snow
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna C206
Registration
N9861Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Caldwell → West Dover
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC86LA003

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 1 1

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

CESSNA AIRCRAFT, N9861Z OVERRAN RUNWAY 1, AT WEST DOVER, VERMONT AND LANDED ON A GOLF COURSE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 100 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY WINDSHEAR WAS ENCOUNTERED, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE. A GO AROUND COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED SO THE LANDING WAS MADE ON THE GOLF COURSE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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