Cessna 182 accident near Goldsby, Oklahoma, November 16, 1985
On November 16, 1985 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Cessna 182, registered N6001B, was destroyed in an accident near Goldsby, Oklahoma (Paradise Air Haven airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 16, 1985 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Goldsby, Oklahoma · Paradise Air Haven · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · all 182s on the register
- Registration
- N6001B · no longer on the register · serial 34001
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO DROP PARACHUTE JUMPERS. THE JUMPERS DEPLANED AT 8500 FT MSL AND THE PLT REDUCED PWR FOR A DESCENT AND LANDING AT THE ARPT OF DEPARTURE. HE STATED HE DID NOT APPLY CARB HEAT DURING THE ENTIRE DESCENT AND HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH REDUCED PWR.DURING FINAL APCH, HE APPLIED THROTTLE BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND, IT WOULD ONLY RUN ROUGH. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING RAPIDLY AND IT WAS OBVIOUS HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LAND ON THE ARPT. HE LANDED THE ACFT IN A PLOWED, MUDDY FLD WHERE IT NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 411 hours in all; 162 in this make and model; 92 in the last 90 days; 346 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,113 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 4, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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