ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13879
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 February 1980 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2858X |
| MSN: | 34-7970297 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra Nevada Mountains, near Reno, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reno–Tahoe International Airport, Reno, Nevada (RNO/KRNO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) February 12, 1980: approximately 11 minutes after night takeoff, hit a mountain in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Ranges in level flight. Pilot's alcohol level in eye fluid 0.147 percent. Aircraft destroyed by post-impact fire, and the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT"
Registration N2858X cancelled by the FAA on December 7, 1982.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX80FA050 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=35470&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2858X
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nv/N2858X/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2017 14:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2017 14:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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