ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137706
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| Date: | Monday 25 July 2011 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee G |
| Owner/operator: | N1279T LLC |
| Registration: | N1279T |
| MSN: | 28-7205276 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2873 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Berne, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rome, NY (RME) |
| Albany, NY (4B0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed without filing a flight plan or obtaining a weather briefing. Witnesses near the accident site described hearing an airplane “low to the ground” as it approached them. They said it was in a left-wing-low attitude just prior to striking trees and disappearing from view. One witness said that the engine was “really loud” and that the airplane appeared just above the trees and just beneath the clouds that were “right on top of the trees." The airplane struck trees and rising terrain traveling opposite the intended direction of flight. The pilot of a police helicopter dispatched to the scene immediately after the accident reported that he chose to abort the mission about 1/4 mile before reaching the crash site due to weather conditions. He stated that he was unable to access a position directly over the scene due to rising terrain and low clouds. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact mechanical anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and rising terrain while attempting to reverse course. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2011 00:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jul-2011 08:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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