ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41868
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| Date: | Sunday 12 February 1984 |
| Time: | 11:36 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Mid Eastern Airways |
| Registration: | N5299U |
| MSN: | 172RG0328 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chesapeake, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Washington, DC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE PLT WAS TWICE ADVISED THAT THE DESTINATION WX WAS BELOW MOST USERS MINIMUMS. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT THEN DEPARTED DULLES airport ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN IMC. AFTER DEPARTURE, HE DID NOT FOLLOW ASSIGNED HEADINGS, & FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 30 MINS, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST. AFTER RADIO CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED, THE PLT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ADVISED THAT THE WEATHER AT HIS DESTINATION WAS BELOW MINIMUMS. THE PLT SUBSEQUENTLY STATED THAT HE WANTED TO PUT DOWN AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE ARPT. AGAIN, RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST UNTIL THE PLT REPORTED HE WAS FLYING INLAND TOWARD TRI-COUNTY airport IN AHOSKI, NC. THIS WAS THE LAST TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECEIVED. THE PLT CHANGED HIS TRANSPONDER CODE TO 1200. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND 1-1/2 MI SOUTH OF THE PLT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION ARPT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38694
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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