ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41800
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| Date: | Saturday 27 July 1996 |
| Time: | 15:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180B |
| Owner/operator: | David L. Mountjoy |
| Registration: | N9141T |
| MSN: | 50641 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4250 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Iliamna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palmer, AK |
| Lake Aleknagik, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The first pilot, a non-instrument rated private pilot, departed on a cross-country flight to a remote area in a float equipped airplane. He was accompanied by a commercial/instrument rated pilot/passenger. The flight was reported overdue and was located 3 days later by search personnel. The airplane collided with mountainous terrain at an elevation of 2,200 feet along the intended flight path to the destination. The accident site was located in an area of hills that had a maximum elevation of 2,452 feet and surrounded by low, flat terrain. About 37 miles east at Iliamna, AK, the 1514 special weather observation was in part: 2,400 feet broken, 4,000 feet overcast, visibility 4 miles in light rain and mist, temperature 55 deg, dew point 52 degrees, wind from 100 deg at 13 knots.
Probable Cause: VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather condition (low ceiling and rain) and terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96FA109
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 February 1987 | N9141T | Private | 0 | Palmer, AK | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 05:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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