ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34964
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 February 1985 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Dulles Aviation |
| Registration: | N2370E |
| MSN: | 18268198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 881 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burkes Garden, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manassas, VA (W10) |
| Shelbyville, TN (SYI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT DEPARTED MANASSAS WITHOUT A CURRENT WX BRIEFING OR FILING A FLT PLAN. PLT HAD ALSO LEFT MAPS AND A LIST OF CHECKPOINTS AT HOME. HIS ROUTE OF FLT WAS INTO AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN AT THE 3850 FT LEVEL. WITNESSES IN THE AREA STATED THAT MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED AND VISIBILITY WAS POOR DUE TO FOG AND DRIZZLE. PLT WAS REPORTEDLY UNDER MENTAL STRESS DUE TO RECENT PERSONAL EVENTS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X35624
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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