ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43314
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| Date: | Monday 3 November 1997 |
| Time: | 12:43 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol, Inc. |
| Registration: | N2043E |
| MSN: | 18268184 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6062 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Markleeville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Carson City, NV (O04) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted mountainous terrain while on a Civil Air Patrol search mission. The surviving passenger stated that the pilot-in-command allowed the front seat observer, who was a pilot, to fly the aircraft while the pilot-in-command scanned terrain to the left of the flight path. The observer/pilot allowed the aircraft to get too low and too slow for the altitude and terrain conditions, and the pilot-in-command was unable to takeover in time to prevent impact with a pine tree which caused the aircraft to nose down into the ground.
Probable Cause: the pilot-passenger's failure to maintain sufficient altitude and airspeed to avoid collision with terrain, and the pilot-in-command's diverted attention and failure to recognize a deteriorating situation in time to effect a safe recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98GA029
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Jun-2023 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 08-Apr-2024 11:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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