19830123002199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Mt Baldy, CA · January 23, 1983

Date: January 23, 1983 · 10:05 local
Place: Mt Baldy, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2180N
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA079
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,346 total155 in this make and model78 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.

Blinded by sun while flying in close proximity to mountain. Pilot reached for sunglasses. Crashed into mountain.

As the FAA filed it

BLINDED BY SUN WHILE FLYING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MOUNTAIN. PILOT REACHED FOR SUNGLASSES. CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX83LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt. Baldy, CAThe pilot reported that while he was flying toward the crest of mt Baldy, he was blinded by the sun reflecting off of the freshly covered snow peak. As he reached for his sun glasses, the aircraft struck the mountain about 10 ft below the crest.Jan 23, 1983 · Substantial damage