NTSB Identification: LAX83FVG03
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, November 26, 1982 in LINCOLN, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/26/1983
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161, registration: N1949H
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TOOK OFF AT ABOUT 2003 PST. THE WEATHER AT THE MARYSVILLE FSS (20 NM NORTH) WAS; THIN OBSCURED, 500 FT OVERCAST, 2 MILES VISIBILITY WITH FOG. THE PLANE CRASHED ABOUT 1800 FT NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 33.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC..INITIATED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
AIRCRAFT HANDLING..IMPROPER..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..LOW CEILING
Contributing Factors
WEATHER CONDITION..FOG
Contributing Factors
LIGHT CONDITION..DARK NIGHT
Contributing Factors
LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME..PILOT IN COMMAND
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