- Date
- September 18, 1982, 00:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place
- Beldon, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20726Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820918049849A
- Case key
- 69914
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Portions of the acft's right wing were located north of highway 70 in remote rugged mountainous terrain near belden, CA.the remainder of the wreckage was located about 2 mi south of the highway on the east side of fern creek canyon at an elevation of about 5,000 ft. a wx study prepared by NTSB indicated that wx conditions over northern California was characterized by overcast skies & rain showers. Also light to occasionally moderate rain showers throughout the eastern side of the sacramento valley & western sierra mountains. Forecasts were for the mountains to be generally obscured along the acft's route of flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20726
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261158
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mickele A. Foley
- Registered owner
- Colusa Flying Club, Inc.
- Departed
- 008 · Colusa, CA
- Destination
- WMC · Winnemucca, NV
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RBL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.