ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162181
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 2013 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna T310R |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N38LH |
| MSN: | 310R1886 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-EB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Kimble County Airport - KJCT, Junction, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Giddings, TX (KGYB) |
| Sonora, TX (KSOA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated private pilot departed on a cross-country flight without obtaining a weather briefing from a flight service station or the Direct User Access Terminal System, and he did not communicate with air traffic control during the flight. Existing weather advisories for instrument flight rules conditions along the intended route of flight had been issued. Radar data was not available for the flight due to antenna site locations, so the airplane’s flight path and flight altitudes could not be determined. Witnesses near the accident site reported overcast skies, fog, drizzle, and windy weather conditions. They also reported hearing sounds consistent with an airplane circling and then sounds consistent with a rapid descent followed by the sound of an impact. Postaccident examination revealed damage and fragmentation to the airplane consistent with a nose-low attitude and high velocity at the time of impact. Weather observations and satellite imagery showed that a layer of overcast clouds was present over the accident site with a base at about 800 feet above ground level (about 2,600 feet mean sea level) and tops at about 9,500 feet mean sea level. It is likely that the pilot encountered instrument meteorological conditions and subsequently lost control of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The noninstrument-rated private pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a weather briefing before departure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=38LH
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2013 17:38 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Nov-2013 00:00 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2013 16:30 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport] |
| 20-Nov-2013 20:26 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 09:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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