- Date
- March 18, 1985, 16:45 local (Mar 19, 1985, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mountain Pass, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7748KCessna P210N
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850318011229A
- Case key
- 24680
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt departed into a weather front. VFR flt was not recommended. Flt precautions existed for icing, turbulence & mt obscuration. The radar chart showed light to moderate rain with isolated thunderstorms. The acft was issued a clearance out of the tca to climb & maintain 6500 ft. the acft was located after it was missing for 4 days. It had struck a Mountain and rested at the 6800 ft MSL level. Radar information confirmed that the acft was inbound back toward its point of departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7748K
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 00422
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Virgil Falldorf
- Registered owner
- Virgil H. Falldorf, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 29, 1984
- Departed
- Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- SMO · Santa Monica, CA
- Airport
- 3L2 · Skyranch Estates
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 330° at 26 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 39 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.