Cessna TU206E accident near Red Rock, Arizona, November 25, 1983
On November 25, 1983 at about 8:00 am local time, a Cessna TU206E, registered N1445M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Red Rock, Arizona. 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 25, 1983 · about 8:00 am local time
- Place
- Red Rock, Arizona
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TU206E · all TU206Es on the register
- Registration
- N1445M · no longer on the register · serial U20601445
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT TAXIED INTO A DITCH AFTER LANDING ON A ROAD AT NIGHT. AFTER THE ACFT CAME TO REST IT WAS APPARENTLY INTENTIONALLY BURNED. SOB & INJURIES ARE PRESUMED. THE LANDING SITE WAS MARKED BY THE PLACEMENT OF WHITE CLOTHS ALONG THE EDGES OF THE ROAD. THE ACFT HAD APPARENTLY LANDED ON SCHEDULE BECAUSE AFTER IT CAME TO A STOP NUMEROUS VEHICLES CONVERGED UPON IT.
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
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,250 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 11, 1982; 58 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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