Cessna 206 accident near Saugus, CA
On June 8, 1997, a Cessna 206 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Saugus, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 8, 1997
- Place
- Saugus, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 206 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.429°N, 118.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08158
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 7, 1997, about 1830 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna U206G, N756PU, en route to Burbank, California, collided with mountainous terrain and burned near Saugus, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight by the private owner when the accident occurred. The flight originated in Mammoth Lakes, California, about 1630. Instrument flight conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site and no flight plan was filed. At 1806, Joshua approach control provided VFR advisories to the pilot who had contacted them as a VFR pop-up. The pilot was assigned a discrete transponder code and identified on radar 1 mile from north Lone Pine airport and given the current altimeter setting. At 1815, the pilot checked in with Joshua approach and started a gradual descent. At 1816, Joshua approach asked the pilot if he was reversing course. The pilot replied that he had done a 360-degree turn to get into position over an opening in the clouds and that he planned to descend through it en route to Burbank. At 1820, Southern California (SOCAL) TRACON advised the pilot that the area was overcast and issued the current Burbank weather. At 1825, TRACON cancelled a previous altitude restriction for conflicting traffic. The pilot acknowledged and advised that he was turning to descend through the hole in the cloud layer. At 1827, SOCAL advised the pilot that radar contact had been lost which the pilot acknowledged. At 1828, SOCAL requested that the pilot squawk id
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while attempting VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
