ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45396
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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2002 |
| Time: | 20:38 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182S |
| Owner/operator: | Lex Transportation, Llc |
| Registration: | N100TY |
| MSN: | 18280835 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 362 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | BROWNVILLE JCT, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caribou, ME (CAR) |
| Norridgewock, ME (OWK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a cross country flight at night, into an area of mountainous terrain. Prior to departure, the pilot's student, who remained behind, expressed his concern about the marginal weather conditions, and told the pilot to watch out for a 5,268-foot mountain located along the route of flight. The student pilot was also concerned because he knew the pilot liked to fly at lower altitudes, between 2,000 and 3,000 feet. Approximately 40 minutes after departure, the airplane collided with a 2,630-foot mountain at the 2,575-foot level. Weather, reported at an airport about 20 nautical miles to the northeast of the accident site, included a scattered cloud layer at 3,200 feet and an overcast cloud layer at 4,300 feet.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while flying in mountainous terrain at night. A factor was the night lighting conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021031X05413&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] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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