ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37177
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| Date: | Friday 1 March 1996 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D |
| Owner/operator: | James D. Mcrae |
| Registration: | N2456U |
| MSN: | 7250056 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3135 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hawthorne, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Auburn, AL (KAUO) |
| Gainesville, FL (KGNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot requested and received a change in destination airport due to weather from ATC. The pilot was vectored on a right downwind to the new destination airport for an ILS approach. The pilot was cleared by ATC for the approach and instructed to maintain 2,000 feet until established on the approach. The pilot acknowledged the transmissions and there were no further transmissions received from the pilot. The airplane was last observed on radar 3 miles east of the locator outer marker. The airplane wreckage was located the following morning.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96FA089
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 08:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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