ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182101
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| Date: | Monday 7 December 2015 |
| Time: | 18:27 |
| Type: |  Cub Crafters CCK-1865 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N541TC |
| MSN: | CCK-1865-0075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 181 hours |
| Engine model: | Cub Crafters O-340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Conneaut Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, PA (4G1) |
| Linesville, PA (PA01) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated pilot not receive a weather briefing before taking off on a personal flight on a dark, moonless night in instrument meteorological conditions. Review of GPS and engine monitor data revealed that, during the last 2 minutes of the 13-minute flight, the airplane descended to 500 ft above ground (agl) level and continued toward the destination airport, which had one turf runway with no lighting. The airplane then overflew the destination airport at 300 ft agl, continued on its course, and then impacted trees about 1 mile beyond the departure end of the airstrip. Examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The engine monitor data also showed that the engine was operating with cruise power up to the end of the data.
Probable Cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight under visual flight rules at night in instrument meteorological conditions to an unlit airstrip, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=541TC
FAA register: http://cubcrafters.com/carboncub/ex
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2015 10:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Dec-2015 00:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2015 00:11 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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