- Date
- January 5, 1982, 18:00 local (Jan 6, 1982, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ramona, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4520KNavion A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820105000339A
- Case key
- 72338
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident occurred during the final leg of a "share the expenses" commuting flight from hawthorne to romona, CA, when the aircraft collided with the southwest face of mount woodson. Marginal VFR conditions prevailed over the route of flight. During the flight an instrument clearance for a climb to VFR conditions on top was obtained. This clearance was cancelled when the pilot reported on top at 2500 feet, after acknowledging frequency change to san diego approach control 7 miles north of riverside,CA there were no further communications with N4520K. The pilot had a history of flight violations and aircraft accidents.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4520K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- NA41520
- Airframe hours
- 2,245
- Engine
- Continental E-225-4, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- B. H. Ford
- Registered owner
- B. H. Ford
- Departed
- Orange County, CA
- Destination
- Ramona, CA
- Airport
- L39 · Ramona, runway 27, 4,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.