ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13620
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| Date: | Thursday 22 January 1981 |
| Time: | 09:29 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | California Air Charter Inc |
| Registration: | N1938W |
| MSN: | 31-7300959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Redding Municipal Airport, Redding, California (RDD/KRDD) |
| Montague, Siskiyou County, California | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) January 22, 1981, due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) when struck Mount Shasta at approximately 13,600 feet in fog. Crash location reported as being approximately 41'4"N, 122'2" W. The pilot (sole person on board) was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
Registration N1938W cancelled by the FAA on January 25, 1984
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX81FA039 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=27717&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1938W
3. http://www.qnet.com/~carcomm/ncal.htm
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N1938W/
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1981/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-california-1-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2014 16:05 | Leswolfson | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 13-May-2015 01:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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