ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43876
Last updated: 3 April 2020
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| Date: | 02-FEB-2007 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7109G |
| C/n / msn: | 17258809 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bessemer , AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hornersville, MO (37M) |
| Troy, AL (TOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Radar tracking showed the airplane heading in a southerly direction at an altitude of 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl), transmitting on a visual flight rules transponder code of 1200. The airplane impacted heavily wooded terrain at a 45-degree nose-down angle. The elevation was 644 feet msl. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot did not file a flight plan and was not instrument rated. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure.
Probable Cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070215X00196&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Apr-2016 19:37 | beaverspotter | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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