# Accident 19920802028739A: Amd MERCURE100C, Pacifica, CA, August 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pacifica, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6094° N, 122.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6094&lon=-122.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4625T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD MERCURE100C
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802028739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO SIDE OF FOG OBSCURED HILL IN NEAR ZERO IMC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA330), Aug 3, 1992: Mercury 1 (N4625T), Pacifica, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT VISUAL FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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