| 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 |
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.