Accident: Socata TB 20 TRINIDAD
Apr 17, 2017 · Sierraville, CA
NTSB numberWPR17FA105Event id20170419X25815
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Socata TB 20 TRINIDAD
- Registration
- N28070
- Year built
- 1990
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute VFR encounter with IMC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Nervino Airport (NVN)18 nm (32 km) north
- Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (BLU)19 nm (36 km) south-west
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)20 nm (38 km) south-east
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