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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Mountain Pass, CA · March 18, 1985

Date
March 18, 1985 · 16:45 local
Place
Mountain Pass, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7748K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA182
Reported as
Cessna P210N
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Flew into area with Mountain tops obscured. Impacted side of Mountain. Notamed precaution for turbulence and icing.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA WITH MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED. IMPACTED SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. NOTAMED PRECAUTION FOR TURBULENCE AND ICING.

NTSB investigation

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