ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44306
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| Date: | Sunday 9 October 2005 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6085R |
| MSN: | 172RG0077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6498 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Union City, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coldwater, MI (D96) |
| Lexington, KY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was destroyed when it impacted the ground and subsequently burned. The airplane was being operated by a non-instrument rated private pilot who was fatally injured during the accident. Weather reporting stations near the accident site recorded instrument meteorological conditions with low ceilings and reduced visibilities. There was no record of the pilot having received a weather briefing or filing a flight plan for the flight. On-scene examination of the airplane and its systems did not reveal any evidence of a pre-impact failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to perform a preflight weather evaluation which led to his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his spatial disorientation. The low ceilings and the dark night were contributing factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20051017X01659&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 11:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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