- Date
- January 23, 1983, 10:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Baldy, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2180NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830123002199A
- Case key
- 23604
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Terrain condition - high terrainFactor
Analysis
The pilot reported that while he was flying toward the crest of mt Baldy, he was blinded by the sun reflecting off of the freshly covered snow peak. As he reached for his sun glasses, the aircraft struck the mountain about 10 ft below the crest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2180N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12416
- Airframe hours
- 1,458
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jimmie H. New
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1982 · 158 hours before
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,346 total · 155 in this make and model · 78 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.