ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41766
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1982 |
| Time: | 21:28 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182L Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N42488 |
| MSN: | 18259039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Petaluma, CA |
| Riverton, WY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT APRX 2015 PDT ON 6/13/82, THE ACFT DEPARTED PETALUMA, CA ON A NGT, VFR, X-COUNTRY FLT TO RIVERTON, WY. AN EN ROUTE STOP WAS PLANNED FOR ELCO, NV. NO RECORDS WERE FND OF A WX BRIEFING OR FLT PLAN. THE ACFT WAS DECLARED OVERDUE ON 6/16/82 & THE WRECKAGE WAS FND ON 6/22/82 ON A MTN RIDGE AT AN ELEV OF APRX 7500 FT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE WAS DISBURSED over A SMALL AREA SURROUNDING THE IMPACT PT. THE FUSELAGE, ENG & WINGS WERE DESTROYED BY IMPACT, BUT THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED INTACT. THE TIPS OF THE PROP WERE SHATTERED & CHORDWISE SCORING & LEADING EDGE GOUGES WERE FND ON THE BLADES. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF IMPACT WAS AT 2128 PDT ON A DARK NGT. NO SIGNIFICANT WX CONDS WERE RPRTD. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FND. THE PLT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REQUIRED THAT HE WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES & IT WAS NOT VALID FOR NGT FLT OR FOR FLT BY COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL. TWO PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES (IN CASES) WERE FND IN THE WRECKAGE, BUT NONE WERE FND TO HAVE BEEN WORN BY THE PLT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03665
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation