ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37320
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| Date: | Thursday 22 September 1988 |
| Time: | 18:08 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 Sundowner |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6022C |
| MSN: | M-2160 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belle Plaines, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Iowa City, IA (IOW) |
| Fort Dodge, IA (FOD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT RECEIVED A FULL WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE DURING WHICH HE WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION HE WAS ADVISED THAT, WHILE CONDITIONS WERE FORECAST TO IMPROVE, THE POSSIBILITY FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED TWICE THAT WEATHER CELLS WERE IN HIS FLIGHT PATH AND WAS OFFERED RADAR VECTORS AROUND THEM. HE CHOSE NOT TO BE VECTORED UNTIL AFTER HE HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN. AFTER TURNING 80 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A GRAVEL ROAD IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26888
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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