ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38255
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| Date: | Friday 2 November 1984 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Stinson 108 Voyager |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N97638 |
| MSN: | 108-638 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1883 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A4-150-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Meadow Vista, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento, CA (SAC) |
| Auburn, CA (AUN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NORTHEAST OF AUBURN AIRPORT DURING A VFR PERSONAL flight. THE PLT ADVISED SACRAMENTO TRACON THAT HE HAD AUBURN airport IN SIGHT. HOWEVER, TRACON OBSERVED N97638 FLY OVER & PASS AUBURN airport IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION & CALLED THE ACFT. AT THIS TIME, THE PLT ADVISED TRACON THAT HE WANTED A VECTOR TO LINCOLN airport, 16 MI WEST OF AUBURN. SACRAMENTO TRACON ADVISED N97638 TO MAINTAIN VFR & THAT HE WAS ENTERING AN AREA OF HIGH TERRAIN. ALSO, HE WAS ADVISED THAT WHEN POSSIBLE, HE SHOULD TURN RIGHT OR LEFT TO A HEADING OF 240 DEG FOR A VECTOR TO LINCOLN ARPT. THESE INSTRUCTIONS WERE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PLT, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. ACCORDING TO RESIDENTS IN THE ACCIDENT AREA, THE GROUND VISIBILITY WAS 'ZERO ZERO WITH FOG AND MISTY CONDITIONS.' PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THIS FLT THE PLT WAS ADVISED BY FSS THAT 'VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.' CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X41592
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Oct-2017 20:00 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 22-May-2021 21:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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