ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36086
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1995 |
| Time: | 15:37 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210C |
| Owner/operator: | Warren W. Armstrong |
| Registration: | N3698Y |
| MSN: | 21058198 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dawsonville, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roanoke, VA (KROA) |
| New Orleans, LA (NEW | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED VFR AND LANDED AT AN INTERMEDIATE AIRPORT TO CHECK ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT. A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED FROM A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF A STATIONARY FRONT, AND MARGINAL VFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT DEPARTED VFR. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING IN A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED 11 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK WAS NOT FOUND BUT FRIENDS OF HIS REPORTED THAT HE 'HAD INDICATED VERBALLY, SEVERAL TIMES, THAT HE HAD NOT FLOWN ON INSTRUMENTS IN IMC FOR OVER 20 YEARS.'
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE WEATHER FORECAST AND FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER (INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS), RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WHILE MANEUVERING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLYING IN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95FA207
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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