ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176359
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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 2015 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N247P |
| MSN: | T18208280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Leinster, Blackstairs Mountains, Leinster Province -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Athboy Airfield (EIMH) |
| Taghmon-ILAS Field | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, with a pilot, passenger and two pet dogs on board, was en-route to the Irish Light Aviation Society airfield (ILAS Field) near Taghmon, Co. Wexford to attend a 'breakfast fly-in' that had been arranged for that day. It departed Athboy Airfield (EIMH), Co. Meath at 09.00 hrs and routed in a southerly direction at an altitude of approximately 1,500 ft towards Athy before turning to route directly towards the destination. Shortly after passing Carlow a shallow climb was initiated. The aircraft impacted high terrain at Blackstairs Mt. at 09.30 hrs, fatally injuring all on board. There was no fire.
Probable Cause:
Inadequate terrain clearance while operating in Instrument Meteorological Conditions.
Contributory Cause:
Continued flight towards rising terrain when Visual Meteorological Conditions could not be maintained.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aaiu.ie/sites/default/files/report-attachments/REPORT%202016-016.pdf
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/two-feared-dead-after-light-aircraft-crashes-into-mountain-on-carlow-wexford-border-31249643.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0524/703454-light-aircraft-crash/
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/two-people-killed-after-light-5756081
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N247P.html
Images:
Popham 27th July 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2015 19:18 | FERRYAIR | Added |
| 24-May-2015 19:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 24-May-2015 19:20 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 03:29 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 28-May-2015 19:28 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 27-Oct-2016 06:17 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Nov-2017 14:34 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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