Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Mammoth Lakes, CA
37.648546°N, 118.972079°W |
Tail number | N2654M |
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Accident date | 04 Jan 1992 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 421C |
Additional details: | None |
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PLAN AND CONDUCT HIS DEPARTURE FLIGHT TO AVOID HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, DURING WHICH THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SELF INDUCED PRESSURE TO DEPART BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF A SNOW STORM.