Cessna 305A N5196G

Summary

On 27 September 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 305A registered N5196G, operated by Civil Air Patrol, Inc., was involved in an accident near Belden, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 September 1982 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Belden, California, United States

Coordinates

40.0106, -121.1593

Aircraft

Cessna 305A

Registration

N5196G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quincy 20L → Belden

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

SEA82FA175

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A SEARCH MISSION, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO TURN, THEN APPARENTLY SLOW OR PAUSE AND THEN DISAPPEAR INVERTED INTO HIGH TREES AT THE 4600 FOOT LEVEL. PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT BEING SEARCHED FOR WERE ONLY 300 FEET FROM THE CRASH OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST-IMPACT FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.