ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43754
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| Date: | Thursday 5 July 2007 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-1C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N200JA |
| MSN: | AA1C-0052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carrollton, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ashland, KY (DWU) |
| Carrollton, OH (TSO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instrument rated private pilot departed on a cross country flight without a weather brief. Thunderstorms were recorded in the vicinity of the destination airport. The airplane was found in a tree farm near trees with broken branches. An on-scene examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from trees during cruise. Factors were the inadequate preflight planning, the thunderstorm in the area at the time of the accident, and the trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070711X00911&key=1
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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] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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