- Date
- December 3, 1984, 07:31 local (15:31 UTC)
- Place
- Rialto, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60102Beech C24R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841203064319A
- Case key
- 24602
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Analysis
At about 0730 PST, witnesses near the lytle creek ranger station, located northwest of Rialto, CA, heard an acft circling low in the area, then heard the sound of impact nearby. The wx at the time was described as overcast with zero visibility in fog & light drizzle. Investigation revealed that when the non-instrument rated pilot telephoned the tucson, AZ, fss for a wx briefing, he was advised that visual flight rules flt to san jose, CA, was not recommended.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60102
- Reported as
- Beech C24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC621
- Airframe hours
- 1,962
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- California Aviation
- Registered owner
- Millard C. Johnson
- Last inspection
- Unknown · September 17, 1984 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- TUS · Tuscon, AZ
- Destination
- RHV · San Jose, CA
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBD, 18 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.