ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122615
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 2011 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Lancair Legacy |
| Owner/operator: | Tumbleweed Inc |
| Registration: | N121J |
| MSN: | L2K-232 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near the Bear River Reservoir in Amador County -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minden, NV |
| Tracy, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the personal flight, the airplane impacted mountainous terrain. The witness marks and debris field were consistent with an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Weather information available for the time of the accident showed suspended precipitation and/or instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) near the accident site and the potential for icing in the accident area. The airplane’s altitude could not be identified on radar; therefore, it could not be determined whether the airplane was flying in frozen, liquid, or a mixed-phase of precipitation at the time of the accident. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane likely impacted terrain due to the pilot’s decision to continue flight into IMC at an insufficient altitude to clear terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions at an insufficient altitude to clear terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2011 04:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-May-2011 04:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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