Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Truckee, California
Sunday, June 13, 1982 21:28 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AT APRX 2015 PDT ON 6/13/82, THE ACFT DEPARTED PETALUMA, CA ON A NGT, VFR, X-COUNTRY FLT TO RIVERTON, WY. AN EN ROUTE STOP WAS PLANNED FOR ELCO, NV. NO RECORDS WERE FND OF A WX BRIEFING OR FLT PLAN. THE ACFT WAS DECLARED OVERDUE ON 6/16/82 & THE WRECKAGE WAS FND ON 6/22/82 ON A MTN RIDGE AT AN ELEV OF APRX 7500 FT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE WAS DISBURSED OVR A SMALL AREA SURROUNDING THE IMPACT PT. THE FUSELAGE, ENG & WINGS WERE DESTROYED BY IMPACT, BUT THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED INTACT. THE TIPS OF THE PROP WERE SHATTERED & CHORDWISE SCORING & LEADING EDGE GOUGES WERE FND ON THE BLADES. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF IMPACT WAS AT 2128 PDT ON A DARK NGT. NO SIGNIFICANT WX CONDS WERE RPRTD. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FND. THE PLT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REQUIRED THAT HE WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES & IT WAS NOT VALID FOR NGT FLT OR FOR FLT BY COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL. TWO PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES (IN CASES) WERE FND IN THE WRECKAGE, BUT NONE WERE FND TO HAVE BEEN WORN BY THE PLT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/13/1982
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 2128
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City TRUCKEE
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site
Event Date Year 1982
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 0
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3376
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information
Date of most recent change to record Dec 18 2002 11:28AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\GIUV
Basic weather conditions Unknown
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N42488
NTSB Number LAX82FA231
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Unknown
Aircraft Explosion Unknown
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182
Aircraft Series Identifier 182
Aircraft Serial Number 18259039
Certified Max Gross Weight 3110
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class Unknown
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 0
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code
Departure City PETALUMA
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 2015
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code
Destination City RIVERTON
Destination State WY
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Cruise
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2002 4:50PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --