ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13835
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 September 1976 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Aviation |
| Registration: | N6265J |
| MSN: | 32R-768053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Fork, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Carlos Airport, CA |
| Salt Lake City, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The commercial pilot and three passengers departed on a flight to an unspecified airport in Salt Lake City, UT.
The pilot, age 46, had 500 hours of flying time in total, however, only 2 hours were in type plane, but the pilot was instrument rated and conditions at the time of incident were IFR. He was briefed by Flight Service Personnel by phone, however, he filed a VFR flight plan. Visibility at time of crash was zero, but the pilot continued. The plane later clipped trees and was destroyed on impact, causing a fire. There were no survivors. According to the NTSB, there was no precipitation at time of crash, and there was heavy fog that obstructed the mountain slope that the plane crashed into.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's decision to continue the VFR flight into IFR conditions. Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's improper in-flight decisions and/or planning, the low ceilings at time of the crash, the fog, and high obstructions of terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB- https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=49141&key=0
FAA register- https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6265J
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jul-2020 07:14 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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