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Cessna P206 S/N P206-0009 accident near St. Johns, Ca, May 1, 1987

On May 1, 1987 at about 6:20 pm local time, a Cessna P206 S/N P206-0009, registered N2509X, was involved in an accident near St. Johns. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 6 people were killed.

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
May 1, 1987 · about 6:20 pm local time
Place
St. Johns, Ca
Type
Accident
Injuries
6 people were killed.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna P206 S/N P206-0009 P206 S/N P · all P206 S/N P206-0009s on the register
Registration
N2509X · registry record
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers5

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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site 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 MIA87RA152.