ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34814
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| Date: | Friday 15 November 1996 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | Schmid, Thomas J. |
| Registration: | N7823K |
| MSN: | P21000432 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-P(6) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boring, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roseburg, OR (KRBG) |
| Troutdale, OR (KTTD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was initially conducted on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan above an overcast layer of clouds. As the pilot neared the destination airport, he was told by air traffic control (ATC) that there would be a delay in issuing the pilot a clearance for an approach due to other traffic in the area. The pilot elected not to wait. He requested and received vectors to an area of known visual conditions, and then reported that he saw a 'big hole' in the clouds. He canceled his IFR clearance and told ATC that he was going to initiate a circling descent to get underneath the clouds. The airplane dropped below ATC's radar coverage and the pilot was cleared to the destination via his own navigation. About 7 minutes later, the airplane impacted rapidly rising terrain that was shrouded in thick fog.
Probable Cause: The pilot's attempt to conduct visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of thick fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97FA027
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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