ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41723
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1992 |
| Time: | 23:54 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Aviation |
| Registration: | N1362M |
| MSN: | 18264298 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5733 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arcata, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fortuna, CA (KFOT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD EARLIER, AT 2111, EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH FOLLOWING AN ILS APPROACH TO THE ARCADA AIRPORT. THE WX AT THAT TIME WAS SKY PARTLY OBSCURED, 100 BROKEN, 1-1/2 MI IN FOG. HE ALSO CANCELED IFR. AT 2137 HE CALLED ARCADA RADIO AND ADVISED THEY HAD ' A COUPLE OF DEAD VOR'S, ' AND WOULD LIKE A DF STEER TO ARCADA AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD EARLIER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS AWARE THAT THE ARCADA VOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE. HE WAS PROVIDED DF SERVICE TO A POINT 3 MI SW OF THE AIRPORT, AND CLEARED FOR THE ILS RWY 32 APPROACH. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE AIRPLANE HAD COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF REDWOOD TREES 4,500 FT NE OF THE AIRPORT ON AN APRX HEADING OF 097 DEG. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE PASSED OVER THEIR HOMES AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 1/8 MI IN FOG. THE PILOT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL AS TESTED AT THE TIME OF HIS HOSPITAL ADMISSION WAS 0.14 GM%.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DESCENT BELOW DECISION HEIGHT, AND HIS ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGEMENT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92FA160
Location
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] |
| 11-Apr-2024 08:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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