Ryan PT-22 accident near Orland, California, June 21, 1982
On June 21, 1982 at about 9:05 pm local time, a Ryan PT-22, registered N49086, was destroyed in an accident near Orland, California (Haigh Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 21, 1982 · about 9:05 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Orland, California · Haigh Field
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ryan PT-22
- Registration
- N49086 · registry record · serial 1541
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT ABOUT 50 FT IN THE AIR THE ACFT TURNED LEFT & STRAIGHT DOWN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 510 hours in all; 10 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,155 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,250 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kinner R-56 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Orland CA at 2:03 pm
- Destination: Orland CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 5,160 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 196°F (91°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 pm from RBL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N49086 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N49086 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Ryan 367 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Kinner R-56 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,088 in the last ten years
- California 27,610 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N49086 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX82FVG27.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.