NOUS56 KSTO 240211 OAVSTO DATE: 535 PM PST FRI NOV 23 2012 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE RECORD FROM: OSBORNE SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, SAN ANDREAS, CA,11/23/12 EVENT: ACCIDENT INFO: AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1 MILE SOUTH OF CALAVERAS AIRPORT RWY31. WITNESSES REPORTED ACFT TURNED RIGHT BASE FOR RWY31, NOSED DOWN AND WINGS APPEARED TO SEPARATE PRIOR TO IMPACTING GROUND. PILOT NAME...RUSSELL HACKLER ACFT TYPE...SATER COOR A-AMPHIP EXPERIMENTAL REG NMBR....N8VS OFFICE: WFO STO DEATHS: 1 INJURIES: 0 OBSERVATIONS: K022 232335Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 18/15 A3021 RMK A01 TAF: TAFSCK TAF KSCK 232320Z 2400/2424 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM241000 00000KT 2SM BR MIFG SCT001 TEMPO 2413/2417 1/4SM FG VV001 FM241900 VRB03KT 4SM HZ SCT002 FM242100 31005KT P6SM FEW200= KSCK 231734Z 2318/2418 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM241000 00000KT 1/2SM FG SCT001 TEMPO 2415/2418 32003KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FOXTROT: WINDS ALOFT BASED ON DAX RADAR 2000 FT WND 27510 KTS 3000 FT WND 00405 KTS 5000 FT WND 04508 KTS IN FLIGHT ADVISORIES: WAUS46 KKCI 232240 AAA WA6S SFOS WA 232240 AMD AIRMET SIERRA UPDT 6 FOR IFR AND MTN OBSCN VALID UNTIL 240300 . AIRMET IFR...CA FROM 40ENE SAC TO 60ESE CZQ TO 50WNW EHF TO 30SSW SAC TO 40ENE SAC CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM BR/FG. CONDS DVLPG 00-03Z. CONDS CONTG BYD 03Z THRU 09Z. . AIRMET IFR...CA AND CSTL WTRS FROM 30SW RZS TO 20SSE LAX TO 20NNW MZB TO 30S MZB TO 220SW MZB TO 170SW RZS TO 30SW RZS CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM BR/FG. CONDS CONTG BYD 03Z THRU 09Z. . AIRMET IFR...WA OR AND CSTL WTRS...UPDT FROM YDC TO 30ENE PDX TO 20S ONP TO 60WSW ONP TO 50WSW HQM TO 20WNW TOU TO 20W HUH TO YDC CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM PCPN/BR. CONDS CONTG BYD 03Z THRU 09Z. ...NEW AIRMET... . AIRMET MTN OBSCN...WA OR CA ID MT FROM 20NE HUH TO 60SW YQL TO 60N FOT TO 80W OED TO 80SW EUG TO 30N ONP TO 20SSE HQM TO TOU TO 20NE HUH MTNS OBSC BY CLDS/PCPN/BR. CONDS CONTG BYD 03Z THRU 09Z. . OTLK VALID 0300-0900Z...IFR CA AND CSTL WTRS BOUNDED BY 20NNW RZS-50E LAX-30SSE MZB-220SW MZB-170SW RZS-20NNW RZS CIG BLW 010/VIS BLW 3SM BR/FG. CONDS CONTG THRU 09Z. .... COMMENTS: SYSTEMS: