ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38467
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1993 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172E |
| Owner/operator: | Riddle, Leonard B., Jr. |
| Registration: | N7702U |
| MSN: | 17251702 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4719 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gadsden, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham, AL (BHM |
| Albertville, AL (8A0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS POSITIONING THE AIRPLANE IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION DONE. NO RECORD WAS FOUND OF A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR THE FLIGHT. AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, THE WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY NEAREST THE DESTINATION INDICATED THAT THE CEILING WAS 500 FEET. MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN INTERVENED BETWEEN THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND THE DESTINATION. THE PILOT'S LOG INDICATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY FLOWN TO THE DESTINATION. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THAT RAN THROUGH A VALLEY BETWEEN TWO RIDGES. THE DIRECTION OF THE WRECKAGE TRAIL SUGGESTED THAT THE PILOT AND REVERSED COURSE, SINCE THE FLIGHT PATH LED AWAY FROM THE DESTINATION. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE DEMONSTRATED THAT IT HAD COLLIDED WITH ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES, TREES, AND THE GROUND. LOCAL WITNESSES CONFIRMED THAT THE TOP OF THE IMPACTED RIDGE WAS SHROUDED IN CLOUDS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND HIS CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE FOG, LOW CEILING, AND HILLY TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94FA023
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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