ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35497
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1995 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | Sacramento Aero Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9437M |
| MSN: | 18264755 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4727 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kneeland, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (O19) |
| Sacramento, CA (Q96 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FOLLOWING A WEATHER BRIEFING IN WHICH HE WAS ADVISED OF THE FOG AND MULTIPLE LAYERED CLOUD CONDITIONS, THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF FROM AN AIRPORT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. GROUND WITNESSES SAID THE VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 2,000 FEET WHEN THE PILOT DEPARTED, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED INTO THE CLOUDS ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE RPM WAS HEARD TO INCREASE FOLLOWED BY A THUD NOISE. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND A DAY LATER ABOUT 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION ABOUT 1,500 FEET BELOW THE AIRPORT ELEVATION. THE SEARCH FOR THE AIRPLANE WAS IMPEDED BY THE FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Probable Cause: the non-instrument rated pilot's decision to takeoff in known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disoreintation and an in-flight loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA263
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 13:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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