ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34568
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| Date: | 19-APR-1996 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6824F |
| C/n / msn: | 15063424 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mackinac Island, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Ignace, MI (83D) |
| , MI (Y84) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The student pilot departed on a four mile cross country flight in marginal VFR conditions with rapidly deteriorating weather condition in the form of fog. Two days later the airplane was found in 20 feet of water short of the intended island destination. Pilots in the area reported fog moving into the area rapidly at the time of the flight. CAUSE: the student pilot iniating VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to a loss of aircraft control. A factor was the fog.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X05521_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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