- Date
- March 2, 1980
- Place
- Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4204ADouglas B-26C
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131588
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3755 80/3/2 NR.GEORGETOWN,CA DOUGLAS B-26C CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 9220 TIME - 1115 N4204A PX- 2 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3700 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING SNOW 38 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- ATMOSPHERIC RESH.ACFT NR AFT CG LMT,NO LONGTDL STABLY STUDY.O/B INSTRN INDCD IN ICG CONDS 19.5MIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4204A
- Reported as
- Douglas B-26C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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