- Date
- February 6, 1983, 17:30 local (Feb 7, 1983, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gorman, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1244UCessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830206002699A
- Case key
- 23423
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt received a wx briefing before takeoff, but did not file a flt plan. Aprx 35 min later, the acft was observed flying low over interstate highway 5 near the Gorman VOR & tejon pass. A patrolman that saw the acft estimated that it crossed aprx 25 ft over a highway access bridge. He estimated the cloud layer in that area was about 75 ft AGL, but near the summit, the ceiling was aprx 15 ft. after crossing the bridge, the acft disappeared from the patrolman's view. Subsequently, the acft was found where it crashed on the Gorman mountainside, above the highway at an elevation of about 4300 ft MSL. An inspection of the wreckage was made, but no evidence of an inflight structural failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1244U
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 64680
- Airframe hours
- 140
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard B. Siegel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 20, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- BFL · Bakersfield, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, 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
- 57
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,174 total · 6 in this make and model · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.