ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35315
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| Date: | 13-DEC-1995 |
| Time: | 18:16 |
| Type: |  Cessna 340A |
| Owner/operator: | Cdsi Holdings Co |
| Registration: | N5GM |
| MSN: | 340A0317 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mead, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Spokane, WA (GEG) |
| Sandpoint, ID (S86) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot's departure plans were changed, when, instead of flying direct to his originally planned destination, he was asked to pick up a passenger at another airport prior to returning home. He departed for his alternative destination in dark night conditions, leveled off at his cruise altitude and impacted the side of a mountain in level flight about 25 miles from his departure point. Air Traffic Control vectored another aircraft to the vicinity after communications and radar contact were lost. The crew of that aircraft stated that instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time in the vicinity of the crash site. CAUSE: the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance in mountainous terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were: dark night conditions, mountainous terrain, and instrument meteorological conditions.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001207X05077
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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