ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37736
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| Date: | Monday 19 February 1996 |
| Time: | 21:14 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Kieth Rodenberger |
| Registration: | N738ED |
| MSN: | 17269912 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2805 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Julian, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Centro, CA (KIPL) |
| Carlsbad, CA (KCRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was operating in visual conditions on an instrument flight plan at night. The pilot informed ATC that he was having difficulty maintaining his assigned altitude in downdrafts as his course converged on the lee side of the mountain ridge line. As he approached the VORTAC, located on a peak on the ridge line, the downdraft intensity increased and he was unable to maintain the en route MEA and the aircraft descended into an undercast cloud layer. The pilot requested vectors out of the downdraft but the aircraft impacted the face of the ridge 300 feet below the crest. A pilot following in another aircraft reported that conditions were clear and visibility unrestricted over lower terrain away from the ridge.
Probable Cause: the pilot's delay in requesting assistance to avoid high terrain. Factors were: the downdrafts, mountainous terrain, and the pilot's improper in-flight planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96FA115
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Dec-2023 20:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Apr-2024 08:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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