ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36489
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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 1982 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Charles Crosby |
| Registration: | N3646R |
| MSN: | 285741 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2487 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Livermore, CA (TRK) |
| Truckee, CA (LVK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WAS ON A RETURN FLIGHT FROM LIVERMORE, CA TO TRUCKEE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A DARK NIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 6700 FT MSL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE ANGLE OF IMPACT WAS ABOUT 25 DEGREES DOWNWARD ON A DOWN HILL SLOPE. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT. DONNER PASS WAS REPORTED TO BE CLOSED AT 1800 DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF DONNER PASS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02271
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] |
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