- Date
- February 12, 1981
- Place
- Rio Vista, CA · RIO VISTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2729DCessna 414A
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136520
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0543 81/2/12 RIO VISTA,CA CESSNA 414A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, TIME - 0825 N2729D PX- 1 0 0 CORP/EXEC UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO VISTA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CA RIO VISTA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DSCNDD BLO MDA DRG VOR-A APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2729D
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rio Vista Muni
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