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N3046Y accident description

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Crash location 40.433330°N, 124.016670°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Eureka, CA
40.802071°N, 124.163673°W
26.6 miles away
Tail number N3046Y
Accident date 09 Jun 1991
Aircraft type Cessna 182E
Additional details: Yellow/White

NTSB Probable Cause

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, HIS DISREGARD TO THE PREFLIGHT METEOROLOGICAL BRIEFING HE RECEIVED, LOW CEILINGS, FOG, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OVER WHICH THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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