ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35791
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| Date: | 19-JUN-1977 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 112 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1168J |
| MSN: | 168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eureka, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (EKA) |
| Oxnard, CA (OXR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft wreckage was discovered 22 miles south of the departure airport after having been missing for 19 years. A family member recalled that the non instrument rated pilot departed in marginal VFR conditions and stated his intent to fly south via a river and a highway. The aircraft was last seen 4 miles north of where the wreckage was found by the pilot of another aircraft. That pilot reported the weather at the mountain valley location was 500- to 600-foot overcast with mountains obscured on both sides of the highway. CAUSE: The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001218X45448
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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