2 fatal · CESSNA 182E · 1991-06-10 · EUREKA, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91LA243
Event ID
20001212X17298
Type
Accident
Date
1991-06-10
Location
EUREKA, CA, USA
Coordinates
36.279991, -119.030738
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
182E
Registration
N3046Y
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
Unk
Probable cause
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, HIS DISREGARD TO THE PREFLIGHT METEOROLOGICAL BRIEFING HE RECEIVED, LOW CEILINGS, FOG, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OVER WHICH THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.