BIG BEAR CITY, CA, USA
N5948J
CESSNA 182P
THE ACFT CRASHED IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHILE ON A VFR PERSONAL FLT TO LONG BEACH, CA. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PLT & 4 MINOR CHILDREN ABOARD THE ACFT WERE KILLED. BY LOW CLOUDS & THERE WERE EXTENSIVE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AREAREA THE PLT'S LOG BOOK INDICATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED 5.0 SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLT HRS & 0.5 ACTUAL INSTRUMENT FLT HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION. THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT ALTITUDE. THE FLT CONTROL REMAINED ATTACHED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTACH FITTINGS; CONTINUITY OF THE FLT CONTROL CABLES TO THE CABIN/COCKPIT AREA WAS ESTABLISHED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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