ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35606
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1993 |
| Time: | 08:52 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft S35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Richard A. Lee |
| Registration: | N5865J |
| MSN: | D-7864 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4456 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lovelock, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (KLAS) |
| Pasco, WA (KPSC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE 0356 WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF FLIGHT PRECAUTIONS FOR NEVADA WHICH INCLUDED MODERATE TURBULENCE, OCCASIONAL MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT, OCCASIONAL MODERATE RIME OR MIXED ICING, AND SOME CEILINGS BELOW 1,000 FT AND VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MI. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THE MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT AREA. THE PILOT ASKED ABOUT THE WEATHER ON AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND WAS TOLD THAT ROUTE HAD MANY OF THE SAME PRECAUTIONS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LAS VEGAS AT 0507, AND THERE IS NO RECORD OF ANY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PILOT AND ATC. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND AT THE 8,000-FT LEVEL OF A MOUNTAIN. WITNESSES NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED CEILINGS ABOUT 400 FT AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93FA246
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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