ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35344
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1993 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180B |
| Owner/operator: | Smith, Charles A.p. |
| Registration: | N985DB |
| MSN: | 50507 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4200 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mullan, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Missoula, MT (KMSO) |
| Hermiston, OR (S22) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT, WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THE FREEWAY THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WAS FLYING VFR UNDER LOW CEILINGS. AS HE FLEW THROUGH LOOKOUT PASS AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF FOG, SNOW AND RAIN. AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING THE CLOUDS, THE PILOT CLIMBED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RIDGE AT AN ALTITUDE THAT WAS ABOUT 900 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PASS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT DECISION, AND HIS INADVERTENT CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CEILINGS, SNOW, FOG, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA93FA206
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 April 1987 | N5207E | Kermit Lohry | 0 | Boulder, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 11:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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