ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179089
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 2004 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2116P |
| MSN: | 172S9612 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Black Mountain near Asheville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Prestonsburg, KY (K22) |
| Thomson, GA (HQU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the certified flight instructor, the student pilot was flying the airplane. He stated that, before the departure, they reviewed the weather data on the weather computer for the dark night flight. He stated that they climbed to 7500 feet and stayed there for about an hour using the moving map display for navigation, and the multifunctional display for terrain avoidance. He said the ceiling began to drop and to stay clear of clouds they adjusted their altitude to 5500 feet to maintain visual flight. The ceiling dropped some more and they adjusted their altitude to 4000 feet. The CFI and the student then descended to 3500 feet and according to the CFI, immediately upon reaching 3500 feet, the airplane began colliding with tree tops. He said they collided with trees in a level attitude.
Probable Cause: The CFII's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clear of objects during flight. Factors were clouds and dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040629X00883&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2015 15:44 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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