ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134627
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| Date: | Sunday 10 December 2000 |
| Time: | 19:03 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 |
| Owner/operator: | Volar Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N411MJ |
| MSN: | 2099 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2292 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean, 100 yards off Marathon, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Marathon, FL (N/A) |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL (FXE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certified flight instructors (CFI) attempted VFR flight to his destination airport without a weather briefing. Instrument flight conditions were encountered and the pilot landed on an island. The CFI called an FAA Automated Flight Service Station and received a standard weather briefing. The forecaster informed the CFI that VFR flight was not recommended. The CFI attempted VFR flight after he thought the weather had moved through his location, and encountered instrument flight conditions. He attempted to reverse his course, became spatially disoriented, and the helicopter descended and collided with the Atlantic Ocean.
Probable Cause: The certified flight instructors disregard of an FAA weather forecast stating VFR flight not recommended resulting in VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions, loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, and subsequent in-flight descent and in-flight collision with the Atlantic Ocean.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001218X45442&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=411MJ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2016 11:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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