2 fatal · North American NAVION · 1998-08-15 · SALINAS, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX98FA264
Event ID
20001211X10887
Type
Accident
Date
1998-08-15
Location
SALINAS, CA, USA
Coordinates
36.760643, -121.649681
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
North American
Model
NAVION
Registration
N8820H
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's attempt to continue visual flight operations into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions resulting in controlled flight into rising terrain.