ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38907
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| Date: | Sunday 27 August 2000 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4344Q |
| MSN: | 17260244 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4071 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mill Creek, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jenison, MI (08C) |
| Lebanon, PA (08N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instrument rated pilot departed on a night cross-country flight into deteriorating weather conditions with no flight plan, no weather briefing, and an inoperative transponder. However, a hand-held GPS was reported to be onboard. When the pilot failed to arrive at his destination, a search was initiated. The airplane was found 2 weeks later on the side of a mountain. The airplane had impacted rising terrain and came to rest inverted. No evidence of pre-existing mechanical failure or malfunction was found with either the engine or airframe. Witnesses in the area reported low clouds, fog, and rain near the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning, and in-flight planning decision to continue visual fight into deteriorating adverse weather conditions. Factors were the night conditions, low clouds and fog.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21827&key=1
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] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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