- Date
- July 31, 1984, 09:49 local (16:49 UTC)
- Place
- Honeydew, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N14266Piper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840731075929A
- Case key
- 23985
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Sequence of events
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
Analysis
Flt 101, a domestic cargo operation crashed at about 2400 MSL in a steep forested mountain valley. The acft & its cargo,consisting of bank documents & photographs, were destroyed. The plt sustained fatal injuries & no suitable specimens were available for toxicological analysis. Examination of the acft failed to reveal any pre-impact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14266
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-4827
- Airframe hours
- 5,945
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- California Air Charter, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 10, 1984 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- UKI · Ukiahnd, CA
- Destination
- EKA · Eureka, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28,560 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 25,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ACV, 40 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.