- Date
- February 21, 1983, 00:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Shasta, CA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9350YBeech N35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830221034489A
- Case key
- 23479
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft flew into mt reddy at about 9000 ft level. The clouds were as low as 5000 and the mountain tops were obscured. The plts in flt wx briefing contained the advice that VFR flt along his route was not recommended because the mt tops were obscured in clouds. The freezing level was also reported as 9000-16000 ft. there were no further communications with the acft. Local residents in the area of the crash said that the mts at that point were in the clouds. The acft was reported missing in 2/21/83. It was found by hikers on 7/23/83.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9350Y
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard K Walsh
- Registered owner
- 11
- Departed
- CCB · Upland, CA
- Destination
- S03 · Ashland, OR
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °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.