ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39626
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| Date: | Saturday 13 February 1982 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-220T |
| Owner/operator: | Stanley Goldsmith |
| Registration: | N8455Y |
| MSN: | 34-8233002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 106 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Sonoma, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grass Valley, CA |
| San Rafael, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT PROCEEDED VFR TOWARD A PRIVATE STRIP AFTER AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT. THE VISIBILITY WAS NOT GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A HILLSIDE WHILE EN ROUTE. ABOUT 5 MI NORTH, THE WEATHER AT THE NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT WAS 500 FT OVERCAST, 1.5 MI VISIBILITY WITH FOG AND RAIN, WIND 100 DEG AT 6 KTS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02267
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Feb-2019 22:17 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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