ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38051
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| Date: | Saturday 22 September 1990 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FSKO |
| MSN: | 30-813 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berlin, Washington County, Vermont -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Halifax International Airport, Halifax, Nova Scotia (YHZ/CYHZ) |
| Burlington International Airport, Burlington, Vermont (BTV/KBTV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HALIFAX, NS, FOR BURLINGTON, VT, LOADED ABOUT 400 LBS ABOVE ITS MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS TAKE OFF WEIGHT. HOWEVER, THE EN ROUTE FUEL BURN-OFF HAD REDUCED ITS WEIGHT TO WITHIN LIMITS. AFTER THE FLIGHT REACHED THE MONTPELIER AREA, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED TO IFR CONDITIONS.
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN INTO CLOUDS SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, JUST BEFORE IT CRASHED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO SPIN OUT OF LOW CLOUDS AT BELIN, VT [APPROXIMATELY 44.12 N 72.36 W]
THE AUTOPILOT ROLL AXIS WAS FOUND ON, THE PITCH AXIS WAS OFF AND THE ELEVATOR WAS TRIMMED TO A NEAR FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.
CAUSE: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.
FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC90FA225 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001212X24347&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA
2. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/vt/CFSKO/
3. http://www.geotech1.com/forums/showthread.php?9997-Lost-airplane-locations
4. http://aviation-accidents.axlegeeks.com/l/55409/Berlin-VT-on-Sep-22-1990
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2017 20:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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