| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 26, 1986 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Location: | Yosemite Nation, California |
| Operator: | Air Taxi |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | San Andreas, CA - Death Valley, CA |
| AC Type: | Piper PA-32-260 |
| Registration: | N3643W |
| cn / ln: | 32186 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft struck a boulder as the aircraft climbed up a five degree upsloping ridge then nosed into the ground and burst into flames. Pilot disregarded performance data. Overconfidence in aircraft's ability. |
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