Cessna 205C N1823Z
16 June 1987 · Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 June 1987 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 205C registered N1823Z, operated by Zeemack Aircraft Sales, was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowling Green (BWG)
- Coordinates
- 36.9998, -86.4197
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205C
- Registration
- N1823Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Zeemack Aircraft Sales
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lansing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL87FA168
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BOWLING GREEN, THE PILOT REPORTED A PROBLEM. HE DID NOT REPORT THE DETAILS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRCRAFT BACKFIRING AS IT DESCENDED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN ON FUEL AT BOWLING GREEN. THE INVESTIGATION FAILED TO CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED AIRCRAFT PROBLEM. THE IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRFRAME AND PREVENTED A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE'S IGNITION AND FUEL SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE EXAM DISCLOSED THAT BOTH THE PISTON AND VALVE TOPS WERE FREE OF COMBUSTION CARBON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 205 | Midland, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1986 | Cessna 205 | Twin Mountain, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1988 | Cessna 205 | Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States | Raymund R. Wilbur III | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1988 | Cessna 205 | Moline, Illinois, United States | CDN Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1988 | Cessna 205 | Elgin, Texas, United States | Christopher, Vijjeswarapu S. | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Jul 1985 | Cessna 205 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1987 | Cessna 152 | Lewisburg, Kentucky, United States | Omni Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Air Command CDR ELITE 532 | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | Walter C.samuels | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1987 | Hughes 369HS | Hawesville, Kentucky, United States | Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1987 | Piper J3C-65 | Greenville, Kentucky, United States | David Lowe | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Air & Space 18A | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | IRA D.farrington | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |