- Date
- November 28, 1982, 19:28 local (Nov 29, 1982, 03:28 UTC)
- Place
- 13 Se Of Linden, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N732BQCessna T210L
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821128064249A
- Case key
- 69623
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot encountered weather on a cross-country flight and reported icing at 10,000 feet at 1828. He had been at 10000 feetsince 1745. At 1831, the pilot requested 8,000 feet to get out of ice and at 1836 requested 6,000 and was approved. At 1857 level at 6,000 feet he was handed off to castle approach. No further radio contact. The aircraft crashed in flat, wet pasture land and was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N732BQ
- Reported as
- Cessna T210L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61390
- Airframe hours
- 451
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-H, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- American River Sports Car Wrkg
- Registered owner
- American River Sports Car Wrkg
- Departed
- C · Torrance, CA
- Destination
- C · Sacramento, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 910 total · 120 in this make and model · 683 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 135 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.