Incident Overview
At 2040 Pacific Daylight Time, the Redding Tower received a Mayday call from the accident aircraft. The aircraft was instructed to squawk code 7700 and to transmit on several other frequencies, but no further readable transmissions from the aircraft were received by the tower.
Sequence of Events
Seven minutes later, at 2047, another aircraft informed Redding that the accident aircraft had initially reported a loss of oil pressure, followed by a dead engine, and that it was going down in the area of Trinity Center.
Post-Accident Information
After the crash, one of the operators of the flying club to which the accident aircraft belonged stated that the pilot had told him he ran out of fuel. An examination of the aircraft at the accident site revealed no fuel present in the aircraft.
The aircraft crash-landed in mountainous terrain following the loss of engine power. No further details about the aircraft, occupants, or conditions were provided.