ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38569
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 1993 |
| Time: | 08:05 LT |
| Type: |  Aeronca 11AC |
| Owner/operator: | Sonnenberg, Darrel L. |
| Registration: | N9230E |
| MSN: | 11AC-864 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3335 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenney Lake, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tetlin, AK (5TE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS HEARD TO TAKE OFF FROM A HIGHWAY AND COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. VISIBILITY WAS 1/4 MI IN FOG AND LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN. ICE OR FROST HAD FORMED ON THE SURFACES OF AUTOMOBILES AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS PROHIBITED FROM NIGHT FLYING. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL VFR TAKEOFF INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND A LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE WEATHER AND LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA003
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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