ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35307
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 January 1999 |
| Time: | 20:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | Comstock Air Services Inc |
| Registration: | N8579M |
| MSN: | 18264633 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10067 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Danville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Livermore, CA (KLVK) |
| Sacramento, CA (SAC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot received a preflight weather briefing and filed a VFR flight plan prior to departing Sacramento, California. During the briefing, the pilot was advised of forecast IFR conditions, with ceilings occasionally less than 1,000 feet and 3 miles visibility. Airmets advised mountain obscuration with scattered moderate to heavy rain. The FSS briefer concluded that after 1900-2000, the weather was going to reduce conditions to marginal VFR flight conditions. When the pilot opened his VFR flight plan by radio the briefer again asked him if he had the airmet for mountain obscuration, IFR conditions, and current information for the route. The pilot said yes he did and the briefer concluded by telling the pilot that VFR flight was not recommended. After the pilot arrived at Livermore airport he was asked by the local controller if he had a clearance on file or if he'd like to file one before he departed Livermore, and the pilot declined. The accident site was located between the elevation of 1,900 to 2,000 feet msl on a route consistent with a downwind departure from Livermore. A weather study by the Safety Board found that the airplane most likely experienced light to moderate rain after takeoff, with the airplane encountering heavy to very heavy rain near the accident site. Witnesses who were in the vicinity of the accident location confirmed that it was raining heavily near the accident timeframe.
Probable Cause: The pilot's disregard for the preflight weather briefing, and his intentional continuation into adverse weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX99FA078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 1989 | N8579M | Comstock Air Services | 0 | Zenia, CA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 25-Nov-2017 12:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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