ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3582
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 1978 |
| Time: | 16:16 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | Beech Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | N176LD |
| MSN: | ME-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ramona Airport, Ramoma, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach-Daugherty Field, Long Beach, California (LGB/KLGB) |
| Ramona Airport, Ramona, California (FAA LID: L39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written of (destroyed) April 25, 1978 when crashed on approach to Ramona Airport, Ramona, California (Near approximate co ordinates 33.0 N, 116.58 W); both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. Aircraft caught fire after impact with the ground.
According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS". At the time of the crash, there was a low cloud ceiling, rain, fog, and zero visibility in the area of Ramona airport. The aircraft was flying VFR (Visual Flight Reference) in conditions that were more appropriate to IFR (Instrument Flight Rules)
Registration N176LD cancelled by the CAA on April 15, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX78FA044 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=42041&key=0&queryId=48c0bcae-d148-48ab-8e97-7a325faf3446&pgno=1&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=176LD
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N176LD/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/Portals/93/documents/afrcc/crash_locator/AFD-100208-032.pdf?ver=2016-02-12-094803-827]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2016 20:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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