ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134806
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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 2004 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Air West Flight Center Inc |
| Registration: | N48943 |
| MSN: | 15283391 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lyons, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Longmont, CO (2V2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While descending through a layer of clouds, the airplane impacted trees and came to rest entangled with trees. According to the pilot and passenger, after performing climbs, descents, and turning maneuvers above a cloud layer, the pilot descended the airplane through the clouds. During the descent through the cloud layer, the airplane impacted trees.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his intentional VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041116X01819&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1988 | N48943 | Eielson AFB Aero Club | 0 | Nenana, AK | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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