Wing D-1 N8601M

Summary

On 11 June 1982 at about 07:00 local time, a Wing D-1 registered N8601M, operated by Alfred E. Austerman, was involved in an accident near Catalina Island, 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

11 June 1982 at 07:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Catalina Island, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Wing D-1

Registration

N8601M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Alfred E. Austerman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Torrance → Torrance

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

LAX82DAMS1

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

THE FLT DEPARTED TORRANCE AT 1259 PDT & VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. WHEN THE FLT DID NOT RETURN A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE SEARCH WAS TERMINATED AFTER 4 DAYS. FRIENDS & RELATIVES SPECULATED THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A DUAL INSTRUCTION FLT IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTI-ENG RATING. A RADAR TRACK ANALYSIS PROGRAM DEPICTED THE PATH OF THE FLT DEPARTING TORRANCE, PERFORMING MANEUVERS & DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR ABOUT 6 MI EAST OF CATALINA ISLAND. ACFT DAMAGE & INJURIES ARE PRESUMED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.