19850121000949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Pine Valley, CA · January 21, 1985

Date: January 21, 1985 · 18:40 local
Place: Pine Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N24BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85FA119
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N24BCRegistration cancelled Aug 11, 2004 · Cessna A185FS/N 18502328 Airframe modelCessna A185F

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What happened

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

Pilot was following road thru mountainous area on dark night. Turned 270 degrees, climbed into cloud, hit mountain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FOLLOWING ROAD THRU MOUNTAINOUS AREA ON DARK NIGHT. TURNED 270 DEGREES, CLIMBED INTO CLOUD, HIT 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 LAX85FA119Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPine Valley, CAThe acft crashed while the plt was returning from a x-country flt at night. Witnesses reported that the acft was flying low in a westerly direction & appeared to be following interstate highway 8. One witness, who was traveling westbound, stated that the acft…Jan 22, 1985 · Destroyed