- Date
- October 6, 1985, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Orinda, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45293Gulfstream AA-5B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851006073799A
- Case key
- 24871
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Analysis
The acft collided with rising terrain on a southerly heading. A VFR flt plan was filed. A witness near the accident site reported low ceilings and a forward ground visibility of 50 ft. aprx 15 minutes prior to the accident the acft was seen flying southeast of the accident site on a southwesterly heading at an alt of aprx 200 to 500 ft AGL. Shortly thereafter, the same witness observed the acft traveling northbound through the same area. Several other witnesses reported seeing the acft flying along hwy 24 at low altitudes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45293
- Reported as
- Gulfstream AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B1151
- Airframe hours
- 1,712
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Trans Bay Airways
- Registered owner
- Kenney,Lawrence & C.Russell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 12, 1985 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- RBL · Red Bluff, CA
- Destination
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 60 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 50 ft
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OAK, 9 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.