ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8776
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Date: | Thursday 12 February 1981 |
Time: | 08:25 |
Type: | Cessna 414A Chancellor |
Owner/operator: | Franks Jack Dean Trustee |
Registration: | N2729D |
MSN: | 414A0429 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rio Vista Municipal Airport, Rio Vista, Solano County, California -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Nut Tree Airport, Vacaville, California (VCB/KVCB) |
Destination airport: | Rio Vista Municipal Airport, Rio Vista, California (O88) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Cessna 414A N2729D; Written off (destroyed) 12/2/1981 when crashed on final approach to Rio Vista Municipal Airport, Rio Vista, Solano County, California, 23 km East-South-East of Travis AFB. Aircraft was flying on instruments (IFR) in adverse weather conditions (fog and low cloud ceiling). Aircraft descended below MDA during VOR-A approach, and flew into the ground. Aircraft destroyed by fire on impact, killing the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger)
Registration N2729D cancelled by the FAA on 23/2/1982. Note that N2729D crashed at the "original" Rio Vista Municipal Airport. The original Rio Vista Municipal Airport was closed in 1995, when it was replaced by the new Rio Vista Municipal Airport, 2 miles to the northwest.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX81FA046 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX81FA046 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36939&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2729D 3.
https://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N2729D/ 4.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-414-chancellor-california-2-killed 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Vista_Airport 6.
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_SacramentoSW.htm#riovista 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_Tree_Airport Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
11-Jun-2013 13:28 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
04-Jul-2018 17:58 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
04-Jul-2018 18:01 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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