- Date
- December 1, 1983, 12:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6134ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831201059519A
- Case key
- 24108
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees and the terrain while trying to fly through donner pass on a solo x-country. There was an overcast sky and the mountains were 8300 to 9100 ft high. The plt was quoted as stating that the acft did not climb as well as he anticipated and stalled as he tried to maneuver through the trees in the high pass. The acft settled into pine trees and snow. The plt hiked out to a highway for help.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6134E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 71993
- Airframe hours
- 2,444
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert C. Feldman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 23, 1983 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- PAO · Palo Alto, CA
- Destination
- TRK · Truckee, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 260 total · 158 in this make and model · 212 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.