Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Truckee, CA
39.327962°N, 120.183253°W |
Tail number | N711LT |
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Accident date | 10 Feb 1993 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 414 |
Additional details: | None |
THE DECISION OF THE PILOT NOT TO FOLLOW INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE PROCEDURES DURING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE OVER THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND REDUCED PERFORMANCE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND HIGH TERRAIN.