ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41356
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1996 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G |
| Owner/operator: | Signal Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N734QW |
| MSN: | U20604862 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2185 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Venice, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Burrwood, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to a statement given by one passenger to the local sheriff's investigator, the airplane was approximately '300 feet off the ground when whey encountered fog. The pilot made a right turn and began to descend. The airplane impacted the water, and the windshield popped out. The airplane bounced once and came to rest inverted.' The passenger also stated that when they had departed the airport, the weather had been 'crystal clear' and 'no one noticed the fog until they were already in it.' The airplane was not recovered.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor was the fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA171
Location
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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