ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35447
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 November 1984 |
| Time: | 14:36 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Dastrup Paving |
| Registration: | N2245F |
| MSN: | 34-7970059 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-E1BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Independence, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palm Springs, CA (PSP) |
| San Jose, CA (RHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT RECEIVED TWO WX BRIEFINGS BEFORE THE FLT DURING WHICH HE WAS INFORMED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. FLT DEPARTED AT 1308 PST AND A SEARCH WAS INITITATED WHEN ACFT FAILED TO ARRIVE AT IT'S DESTINATION. NTAP PRINT OUT INDICATED SEVERAL ALT CHANGES DURING THE flight. WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE WEST FACE OF A MOUNTAIN RIDGE AT 11,800 FT MSL. DUE TO ELEVATION, TERRAIN AND SNOW, THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS INACCESSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATION. THE 1450 PST WX OBSERVATION AT BISHOP, CA, 32 MILES N OF THE SITE WAS 500 FT SCATTERED, E800 FT OVERCAST,WITH 3 MILES VISIBILITY IN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41597
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] |
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