ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35592
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1996 |
| Time: | 06:05 LT |
| Type: |  Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair III |
| Owner/operator: | Steve R. Williams |
| Registration: | N77DF |
| MSN: | 3202 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dunsmuir, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunsmuir-mott, CA |
| Palm Springs, CA (PSP | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated pilot departed before daylight in mountainous terrain under an overcast sky. The pilot did not file a flight plan nor obtain a formal weather briefing. When he failed to arrive at his destination a search was initiated. The aircraft was located 9 months later, about 4.5 miles south of the departure point in mountainous terrain. According to a sheriff's investigator, the engine was buried below the ground surface and the airplane was very fragmented.
Probable Cause: was the pilot's intentional flight into marginal meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain during dark nighttime conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA303
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] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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