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Date & Time
28 December 2005 at 1405LT
Crew on board
2
Type of Aircraft
Pax on board
0
Company name
Crew fatalities
2
Registration
Pax fatalities
0
Location
Truckee-Tahoe, California
Schedule
Twin Falls - Truckee - Carlsbad - Monterrey
Total fatalities
2
Construction number
35-218
Year of manufacture
1978

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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