ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40998
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 1984 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Wilbert Gess |
| Registration: | N3754K |
| MSN: | 1447 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1217 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rockwood, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Athens, TN |
| Monee, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED IN AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN AT ABOUT THE 1800 FT LEVEL. ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY THE RIDGE LINE ROSE TO AN ELEVATION OF 2500 FT. WHEN THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED OVERFLYING THE ROCKWOOD airport APRX 3 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE THE CEILING WAS ABOUT 1200 FT AND VISIBILITY ESTIMATED AT 3 MILES. THE ACFT WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 800 FT AGL ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 315 DEGREES. THE ACFT CRASHED ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 150 DEGREES IN A STEEP DESCENT. THE PLT HAD DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. WHEN HE DEPARTED HE TOLD HIS LISTENERS THAT THE WEATHER HAD IMPROVED SO IT WAS OK TO GO. THEY BELIEVED LATER THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO DESTINATION WEATHER AS THE EN ROUTE WEATHER STILL HAD NOT IMPROVED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39490
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Oct-2015 06:43 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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