ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35056
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 2000 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 195 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3448V |
| MSN: | 7138 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4300 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs L6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willard, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Parkersburg, WV (PKB) |
| ST. PETERSBURG, FL (SPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
There was no record of a weather briefing or flight plan for the accident pilot or airplane with any flight service station. The pilot departed Parkersburg, West Virginia, and intended to fly to Saint Petersburg, Florida. About 15 minutes before the accident, a witness observed the pilot flying about 800 feet above the ground, in the vicinity of snow showers, near mountainous terrain. Witnesses that resided near the accident site reported seeing snow showers throughout the day. They heard an airplane make two passes overhead, an engine revved to full power, then silence. The reported ceiling at an airport approximately 20 miles from the accident site was 600 feet overcast.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and snow showers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20424&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jan-2016 17:43 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Damage] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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