ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230272
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| Date: | Thursday 24 October 2019 |
| Time: | 20:23 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-180 Arrow |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4958J |
| MSN: | 28R-30706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Shelter Cove Airport (0Q5), Shelter Cove, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shelter Cove, CA (0Q5) |
| Novato Airport, CA (NOT/KDVO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported that the pilot and passenger departed in dark night conditions with no visible horizon. After takeoff, the airplane made a left turn. Flight track data first identified the airplane about 2.8 nautical miles southeast of the departure airport and over the ocean. The airplane was at an indicated altitude of about 3,325 ft mean sea level (msl) and was transmitting a beacon code of 1200. The airplane maneuvered and made a right 360o turn followed by a left 360o turn, then reversed course, conducted a figure-eight turn, and headed south-southeast bound. It gradually climbed to about 6,000 ft msl before entering a left descending turn and rapidly losing altitude. The track data indicated that the airplane descended from about 5,800 ft to 2,850 ft msl in the last 24 seconds of recorded track data.
A search for the airplane found no debris, and the airplane remains missing. The flight track data are consistent with a loss of airplane control.
Probable Cause: Undetermined due to lack of available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20FAMS1
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N4958J
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/6540579-a14d6b0bbe6250011d8a92d68e2ddd19152653f9/aircrafttype/P28R
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2019 08:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2019 13:21 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:41 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:41 | harro | Updated [Destination airport] |
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