ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360694
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 1994 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6727E |
| MSN: | 56227 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GO-300-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Currie, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Page, AZ (KPGA) |
| Elko, NV (KEKO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT FROM VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS TO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AFTER RECEIVING TERMINAL WEATHER REPORTS FROM A UNICOM STATION LOCATED AT AN AIRPORT ALONG THE PLANNED FLIGHT ROUTE. ICING CONDITIONS, 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS, AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM CONTINUING FLIGHT TO AN AIRPORT. THE PILOT SELECTED A ROAD AS A LANDING AREA, BUT LANDED SHORT DUE TO ICE BUILD UP ON THE AIRFRAME.
Probable Cause: the pilot's poor weather evaluation and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions. The snow, mountain obscuration, and icing conditions were factors in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA169
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 10:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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