- Date
- February 28, 1983, 14:27 local (22:27 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17993Beech E55
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830228005629A
- Case key
- 23471
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The recorded transcript between the plt and the reno fss specialist reveals that the plt was aware of moderate icing conditions below 18000 feet and reported moderate to severe turbulence along his proposed route of flt. The plt reported icing conditions and downdrafts in flt and stated that the acft would not maintain alt. The acft came to rest in mountainous terrain abt 21 miles west/northwest of Bridgeport, California.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17993
- Reported as
- Beech E55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-1100
- Airframe hours
- 755
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brian A. Bertha
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1982 · 105 hours before
- Departed
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Destination
- SNA · Santa Ana, 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,246 total · 173 in this make and model · 549 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVL, 36 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.