ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133972
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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1996 |
| Time: | 01:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Walter S. Joiner |
| Registration: | N61049 |
| MSN: | 15070763 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2551 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waverly, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Portsmouth, OH |
| (I57) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was in a left hand traffic pattern for a night landing at Pike County Airport, and he had turned base leg to land on runway 25. He said that he had the rotating beacon in sight and that he had activated the runway lights. The pilot stated, 'The approach was uneventful until I turned base in the descent. I found myself abruptly in very dense fog. I lost all visual reference outside the cockpit. My first reaction was to search for the runway lights, but this was to no avail. I did note that the aircraft instruments indicated that I was in a left bank turn and descending. As I took action to level the wings, the aircraft made contact with the ground.'
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) with subsequent loss of visual contact and collision with the ground. Darkness and fog were related factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD96LA124
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 05:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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