Socata TBM-700 crash, Mar 13, 1998, Truckee
Socata TBM-700 accident on March 13, 1998 near Truckee, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of...
- Date: March 13, 1998
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Truckee, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation, with the dark night as a factor.
A TBM-700 on a night flight from Novato to Truckee was cleared for a GPS approach but elected a circling approach to another runway, being too high. During the turn to base it lost visual contact, became disoriented, and ended up in a steep left bank before the aircraft struck a barbed wire fence and trees. The pilot and three passengers were not seriously hurt.