Piper PA-24-180 accident near June Lake, CA
On September 18, 1999, a Piper PA-24-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near June Lake, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 18, 1999
- Place
- June Lake, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.770°N, 119.060°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19793
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 18, 1999, about 1300 hours Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-24-180, N5673P, collided with mountainous terrain on Mount Gibbs near June Lake, California. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed. The private pilot and his passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 for the personal flight. An IFR flight plan was filed, but never activated. The flight originated at the Petaluma, California, airport between 1030 and 1130 as a cross-country flight to Bryce Canyon, Utah. When family members failed to hear from the pilot or passenger by September 20, they reported the airplane missing. An ALNOT was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and search efforts were begun by the California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). In subsequent coordination discussions, the CAP verbally told Safety Board investigators that the pilot departed Petaluma airport about 1030, did not file a flight plan, and did not talk with Air Traffic Control. They were unable to find any recorded radar data that could be connected to the accident airplane, and conducted a wide area airborne search. No Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signals were received or reported by any source from the downed airplane. Safety Board investigator interviews with family members disclosed that the pilot had indicated he was going to fly from Petaluma to Bryce Canyon. The pilot intended to spend 1 night at the Bryce Canyon Resort, and then he was going to fly to the Santa Fe, New Mexico, area to visi
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, including icing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
