AUBURN, CA, USA
N6167E
CESSNA 172
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AFTER SUNSET. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS DESCENDING FROM 10,500 FT THRU 5000 FT WITH THE ARPT IN SIGHT AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS OF SACRAMENTO, CA. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT BUT REMEMBERS HIS WIFE WAS ASLEEP AND THE DOG IN BACK TRIED TO GET UP FRONT, WHICH HE LATER THOUGHT UNUSUAL. THE FLT LASTED AN HOUR AND THE HEATER WAS ON DURING THE FLT BUT TESTS FOR CO2 DAYS LATER WERE INCONCLUSIVE. POST ACC EXAM OF THE ACFT EXHAUST SYSTEM SHOWED NO MALFUNCTION. THE CRASH SITE WAS AOBUT 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT. THE ACFT CRASHED INVERTED ABOUT 100 FT FROM THE FIRST TREE IMPACT POINT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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