ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35170
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 August 1999 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Skyworld Flight Training Ctr |
| Registration: | N733DH |
| MSN: | 17268211 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6915 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dyke, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newport News, VA |
| Weyers Cave, VA (SHD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When checking out the rental airplane, the pilot told the dispatcher that the clouds along his route were at 3,100 feet, that he would be flying at 2,500 feet, and that the weather at his destination was clear. He then departed, the flight encountered instrument meteorological conditions and the airplane impacted a 3,280-foot mountain. The wreckage was located on a 30-degree slope, about 2,370 feet above sea level. The mountain was part of a chain, with maximum local elevations ranging from about 2,500 feet to over 3,200 feet above sea level. The pilot had received his private pilot certification less than 3 weeks earlier and was not instrument rated.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his inability to see the rapidly rising terrain. A factor was the pilot's inaccurate evaluation of the weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA214
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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