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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Pala, CA · March 21, 1983

Date: March 21, 1983 · 07:40 local
Place: Pala, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2462D
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83FA153
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental O300*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 765 total765 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N2462DRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 170BS/N 20614 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck trees on mountain in IFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS.

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 LAX83FA153Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNear Pala, CAAccording to a friend of the plt, he (the plt) had watched wx infor on tv, on 3/20/83. To the friend's knowledge, the plt had never telephoned the FAA fss for a wx briefing or to file a flt plan. After the friend took the plt & his wife (who was also a plt)…Mar 21, 1983 · Destroyed