ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44304
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| Date: | Thursday 13 October 2005 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8684S |
| MSN: | 15061984 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3933 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pineville, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Castle, KY (85KY) |
| Hendersonville, NC (0A7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Prior to his departure, the pilot received a weather briefing, during which the briefer informed the pilot that "VFR flight [was] not recommended" along his route of flight, due to mountain obscuration. The flight departed and proceeded uneventfully until the airplane impacted a mountain at an elevation of 2,360 feet, approximately 200 feet from the peak. Weather reported at an airport 9 miles to the south of the accident site, at an elevation of 1,154 feet, included overcast clouds at 1,900 feet AGL. Additionally, witnesses reported "very thick" fog in the vicinity of the accident site. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling and fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20051027X01743&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 11:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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