ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45971
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| Date: | Friday 6 April 2001 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Simerly Farms Inc. |
| Registration: | N31566 |
| MSN: | 28-7890469 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1990 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jasper, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Athens, GA (AHN) |
| St. Joseph, MO (STJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot received a weather briefing in which visual flight was not recommended for his route of flight. The airplane did not arrive at its destination as intended. A search was conducted and the downed aircraft was located. The airplane had collided with trees on a mountain ridge along his route of flight. Several witnesses reported seeing a low flying airplane just before the time of the accident flying in and out of clouds. Low visibility, fog and overcast clouds were reported by witnesses.
Probable Cause: The pilot disregarded preflight weather briefing information, and continued visual flight into known instrument weather conditions and collided with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010416X00748&key=1
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] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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