Cessna TU206 N7091Q

Summary

On 19 July 1995 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna TU206 registered N7091Q, operated by William R. Peterson, was involved in an accident near Danville, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 1995 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Danville, California, United States

Coordinates

37.8100, -121.9693

Aircraft

Cessna TU206

Registration

N7091Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William R. Peterson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakland → Placerville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX95LA257

1 person died.

The pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather and failure to maintain proper altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT'S DEPARTURE WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE FOG AND LOW STRATUS CONDITION. THE PILOT ADVISED GROUND CONTROL THAT HE WOULD BE CRUISING AT 2,500 FEET MSL TO HIS DESTINATION. HE DEPARTED WHEN THE CEILING REACHED 1,000 FOOT OVERCAST WITH 7 MILES VISIBILITY. HE CONTACTED DEPARTURE AND REPORTED LEVEL AT 1,500 FEET. HE WAS ADVISED TO CLIMB VFR AT HIS OWN DISCRETION AND RESUME HIS OWN NAVIGATION. THE PILOT'S ROUTE OF FLIGHT CROSSED A 2,245-FOOT MOUNTAIN RANGE WHICH, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, WAS OBSCURED WITH LOW STRATUS CLOUDS. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE RIDGELINE ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET BELOW THE TOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.