ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39631
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1999 |
| Time: | 18:17 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300T |
| Owner/operator: | Henry A. Daniel |
| Registration: | N39696 |
| MSN: | 32R-7887147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3900 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Pelham, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bessemer, AL (KEKY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot departed into weather observed as 2,000 feet overcast, 6 miles visibility in light rain, with a temperature-dew point spread of 1 degree C., sometime after 1630 and at about 1717 crashed into a 800-to 900-foot ridgeline about 10 miles southeast of his departure point. Witnesses near the crash site stated that localized land clearing fires contributed to worsening visibility, and that they could hear the airplane maneuvering overhead in a generally southeast heading. On site examination of the wreckage of the airframe, engine, and their respective components revealed no mechanical abnormalities.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into deteriorating visibility, and his failure to maintain altitude clearance with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA00FA043
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jun-2013 03:22 | JINX | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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