ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30962
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1998 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVIe |
| Owner/operator: | Bernie F. Jackson Trustee |
| Registration: | N382RW |
| MSN: | CBAF 11581 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce MERLIN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blue Canyon, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chico, CA (KCIC) |
| Minden Tahoe, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot obtained a preflight weather briefing for a VFR flight across the mountains and stated he would be 30 minutes en route at 1,500 feet agl. According to witnesses parts of the mountainous terrain were obscured in clouds and fog. The wreckage was located the next day about 5 miles north of Blue Canyon about 5,500 feet msl.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and his VFR flight into instrument meteorological condition. Mountainous terran and obscurations are contributing factos. inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA180
FAA register: http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/spitaw.htm
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X10344_
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-rw382.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Sep-2011 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 03:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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