ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38330
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1996 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F33A Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Charles C. Mcgee |
| Registration: | N2154L |
| MSN: | CE-663 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3578 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-BA/OB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Doylesburg, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC) |
| Altoona, PA (KAOO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before departure, the pilot was advised by Flight Service Station personnel that VFR flight was not recommended due to low clouds across the mountain ridges along the route of flight. The pilot then elected to depart on a night, VFR, cross-country flight. The airplane was reported missing, and it was located in mountainous terrain along the intended route. The crash site was near the top of a 2,100 foot mountain, at an elevation of about 2,000 feet msl. Cloud layers were reported between 1,500 and 2,500 feet msl at surrounding airports. Witnesses reported that the weather was rainy and foggy at the accident site. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any evidence of a preimpact malfunction.
Probable Cause: continued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude and/or clearance from high terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, fog, and high (mountainous) terrain along the route.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97FA004
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] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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