ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132994
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| Date: | Monday 30 October 2000 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GDNN |
| MSN: | 29068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Conconully, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Princeton, CD (YDC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While flying very low over forested mountainous terrain, the aircraft encountered a downdraft that caused it to suddenly sink. Before the pilot was able to take corrective action, one of the aircraft's wings collided with a tree, and it cart wheeled into the terrain. After the aircraft came to rest, a fire erupted that consumed about 50 percent of the aircraft structure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while flying at a very low altitude in mountainous/hilly terrain. Factors include, forested mountainous/hilly terrain, flight at a very low altitude, and an encounter with a downdraft.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X22258&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2017 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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