ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196073
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 2017 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2171D |
| MSN: | 28-7916146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15034 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Padres National Forest, NE of Carpenteria, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA (MYF) |
| Sant Ynez, CA (IZA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated private pilot reported that, while en route, he encountered clouds about 2,200 ft above ground level (agl). He descended the airplane to 2,100 ft agl to try to get out of the clouds, but he still could not see outside. The pilot reported that he decided not to climb nor contact air traffic control; the airplane impacted a tree-covered mountain ridge and came to rest upright with its left wing bent aft. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=2171D
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2171D
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2017 01:12 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Jun-2017 15:04 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 13-Jun-2017 10:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 11-Nov-2018 08:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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