Cessna P206B accident near Willits, CA
On September 9, 2001, a Cessna P206B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Willits, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 9, 2001
- Place
- Willits, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna P206B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.451°N, 123.372°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010912X01918
Official records · LAX01LA303
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 2001, at 1404 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna P206B single engine airplane, N146A, impacted trees and terrain during an attempted a go-around at the Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, California. The airplane was co-owned, and operated by, the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and a rear seat passenger were fatally injured. The two other passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had not been filed. The personal flight originated at San Carlos, California, about 1305, and was destined for Willits. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations inspector and two pilot-rated witnesses observed the accident. According to their statements, the airplane made a stable approach to runway 34, but touched down hard on the runway. The airplane "bounced and drifted past the right side of the runway. The witnesses heard power being applied to the engine and assumed the pilot was going to perform a go-around. The witnesses observed the airplane climb at a "steep angle." The right wing then dropped and the airplane contacted trees approximately 360 feet east of the runway while in an approximate "90-degree right wing down" attitude. The right wing separated from the airplane and the airplane continued descending until it impacted the ground inverted. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. He was issued a third-class medical certificate on May 21, 2001, wit
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to reset the elevator trim tab during the go-around, which resulted in his failure to maintain airspeed and an inadvertent stall.
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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.
