ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368654
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1989 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N63452 |
| MSN: | 15077325 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4850 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ansonia, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Piqua, OH (I17) |
| Phillipsburg, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AFTER HAVING BEEN WARNED OF SEVERE WEATHER & AN INCOMING STORM. HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND, WHILE LANDING AT THE 2ND STOP, TIED THE ACFT DOWN AFTER LANDING UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDED, THEN TOOK OFF ON THE RETURN FLT. HE SAID THAT ON THE LAST LEG OF THE FLT, THE SKY SUDDENLY TURNED DARK & HE ENCOUNTERED RAIN THAT WAS 'SO HARD' HE COULDN'T SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. HE TRIED TO TURN AROUND & MAINTAIN A CONSTANT ALT & AIRSPEED, BUT THE ACFT WAS BEING PITCHED UNCONTROLLABLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A FIELD. THE STUDENT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES, THOUGH THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE STUDENT PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI89LA105
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 20:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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