Cessna 182M accident near Healdsburg, California, February 8, 1986
On February 8, 1986 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Cessna 182M, registered N91614, was substantially damaged in an accident near Healdsburg, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were 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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 8, 1986 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Healdsburg, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182M · all 182Ms on the register
- Registration
- N91614 · registry record · serial 18259844
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON FEBRUARY 8, 1986, AT 1430 PST A CESSNA 182, N91614, OVERRAN THE LANDING SURFACE AND NOSED OVER AT A DIRT STRIP. VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE WINDS WERE GENERALLY CALM WITH SPORADIC GUSTS FROM THE NORTH AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS PRIOR TO THE APPROACH AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND TO THE SOUTH ON THE DOWN SLOPING 1300 FOOT DIRT STRIP. ON LANDING ROLL, A GUSTING TAILWIND EXTENDED THE LANDING RUN. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE DIRT STRIP AND NOSED OVER COMING TO REST IN A VERTICAL POSITION.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,750 hours in all; 2,610 as pilot in command; 350 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,512 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 25, 1986; 19 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: STS Santa Rosa CA at 10:30 pm
- Destination: Healdsburg CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 1,300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 2:00 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX86LA116.