- Date
- February 21, 1982, 18:45 local (Feb 22, 1982, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3646RPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820221002579A
- Case key
- 72862
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated pilot was on a return flight from livermore, CA to Truckee. The aircraft crashed on a dark night at an elevation of about 6700 ft MSL in mountainous terrain. The angle of impact was about 25 degrees downward on a down hill slope. A line of thunderstorms were reported in the area of the accident. Donner pass was reported to be closed at 1800 due to thunderstorm activity. The accident site was located about 15 miles south of donner pass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3646R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5741
- Airframe hours
- 2,487
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Douglas Charles Crosby
- Registered owner
- Sheila R. Rynearson
- Departed
- TRK · Livermore, CA
- Destination
- LVK · Truckee, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 80 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Night/dark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.