41.3183° N, 110.3894° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bridger, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 8, 1982 · 15:25 local
Place
Ft Bridger, WY
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26194
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total800 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
In climb at 14000 feet, lightning struck right wing, exited left. Pilot saw no damage, continued to destination.
As the FAA filed it
IN CLIMB AT 14000 FEET, LIGHTNING STRUCK RIGHT WING, EXITED LEFT. PILOT SAW NO DAMAGE, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.