ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45269
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Date: | Sunday 9 March 2003 |
Time: | 20:36 |
Type: | Mooney M20J |
Owner/operator: | Eagle Flight, Inc. |
Registration: | N201ZM |
MSN: | 24-0522 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2150 hours |
Engine model: | Textron Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tower, MI -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Pontiac, MI (PTK) |
Destination airport: | Cheboygan, MI (SLH) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft departed controlled flight during cruise flight and impacted terrain. The flight was operating at night in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). While en route the pilot reported that the airplane was "in the soup" and he wanted to return to the departure airport. The controller cleared the pilot to climb to 7,000 feet msl and fly direct to the departure airport. The pilot confirmed the clearance and there were no additional radio transmissions received from the accident airplane. The aircraft impacted wooded terrain in a near vertical attitude. No pre-impact anomalies were found with the airframe, powerplant, propeller, or accessories.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during cruise flight. A factor to the accident was the clouds and night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI03FA080 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030318X00354&key=1 Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2008 00:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
08-Dec-2017 18:28 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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