ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133712
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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 1998 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Karl H. Kitze |
| Registration: | N4696G |
| MSN: | 17273322 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lima, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hendersonville, NC |
| Greenville, SC (KGMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was at the controls of the airplane while navigating between mountains following a major highway. Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) were encountered and the flight instructor took over as Pilot-In-Command. A climb was initiated through IMC, on course, in order to attain Visual Meteorological Conditions above the lowered ceiling and mountainous terrain. Shortly after initiating the climb, the airplane collided with trees and mountainous terrain.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's intentional flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions. Factors were trees and mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL99LA013
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1997 | N4696G | Aerolina, Inc. | 0 | Fort Wayne, IN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Apr-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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