ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291984
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 2006 |
| Time: | 14:27 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B |
| Owner/operator: | Rosemarie Pelfrey |
| Registration: | N346D |
| MSN: | D-10108 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2545 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Independence, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Independence, CA (2O7) |
| Madera Municipal Airport, CA (MAE/KMAE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with terrain in a box canyon during the en route climb. The planned route of flight was westbound over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The pilot indicated that downdrafts from a mountain wave prevented the airplane from climbing. The airplane was in a box canyon, and she had no room to turn toward lower terrain. The pilot landed the airplane in a clearing near a road. The airplane sustained substantial damage in the rough terrain.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning regarding the selection of the altitude and route of flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain in a box canyon after encountering mountain wave.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06LA249
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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