ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357978
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| Date: | Sunday 26 November 1995 |
| Time: | 13:58 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Twin Ports Flying Service |
| Registration: | N6293F |
| MSN: | 17273184 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5518 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stevens Point, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ionia, MI (Y70) |
| Duluth, MN (KDLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was advised that icing conditions existed and were forecast along his route of flight. The pilot reported that ten minutes from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, he began picking up ice on his windscreen. He requested a full VOR approach. The pilot reported picking up 3/4 inch of ice during the approach. The pilot descended to the minimum descent altitude (MDA) and did not have the airport in sight. He saw a road and descended below the MDA and continued toward the airport. He saw the airport when he was over the top of it, and he tried a circling approach to runway 12. The pilot reported that the engine failed and the airplane hit trees and nosed into the ground. A witness at the airport reported that the airplane flew over the airport at 50 to 75 feet and that the engine sounded fine. He reported that the airplane disappeared into the haze and impacted the ground a short time later. An inspection of the engine indicated that the engine had continuity and there were no indications of mechanical problems.
Probable Cause: flying into known icing conditions and descending below the minimum descent altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA039
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 08:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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