Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
Bureau
d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Date & Time
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28 December 2005 at 1405LT
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Crew on board
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2
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Type of Aircraft
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Pax on board
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0
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Company name
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Crew fatalities
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2
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Registration
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Location
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Truckee-Tahoe, California
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Schedule
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Twin Falls - Truckee - Carlsbad - Monterrey
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Total fatalities
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2
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Construction number
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35-218
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Year of manufacture
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1978
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On final approach to Truckee-Tahoe airport, the aircraft
crashed in an open field located 2'200 feet from runway threshold. Both
pilots were killed. At the time of the accident, the weather was overcast
and rainy with winds around 23 mph and gusts up to 46 mph. The National
Weather Service reported gusts at times Wednesday reached more than
100 mph along the nearby Sierra Crest.
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