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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Petaluma, CA · February 8, 1991

Date
February 8, 1991 · 20:55 local
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Petaluma Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DMAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2415S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA093
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540L3C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
158 total14 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into area of dense fog over destination on a short flight. Lost control and crashed. Temp and dew point close

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF DENSE FOG OVER DESTINATION ON A SHORT FLIGHT. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. TEMP AND DEW POINT CLOSE

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N2415S · 1

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