ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40297
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1993 |
| Time: | 17:37 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft K35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Steve Toth |
| Registration: | N672T |
| MSN: | D 5889 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eureka, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grangeville, ID (S80) |
| Burbank, CA (KBUR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE WEATHER BRIEFING FOR A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE FSS SPECIALIST TOLD THE PILOT THAT VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE BRIEFING INCLUDED PRECAUTIONS FOR MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING; LOW CEILINGS; MOUNTAIN OBSURCATIONS; RAIN/SNOW; FOG; AND MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE PILOT ASKED ABOUT AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME CONDITIONS EXISTED ON THAT ROUTE. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER HIS FSS BRIEFING, THE PILOT CONTACTED FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS FOR ADVISORIES. ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER HIS INITIAL CONTACT WITH ATC, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS IN CLOUDS AND WAS EXPERIENCING ICING. THE CONTROLLERS GAVE THE PILOT A NEW HEADING TO HELP HIM GET OUT OF THE CLOUDS. SEVERAL TIMES THE PILOT TOLD CONTROLLERS HE WAS IN ICING CONDITIONS. ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER FIRST REPORTING ICING AND BEING IN THE CLOUDS, THE PILOT SAID 'I AM BREAKING OUT.' NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE PILOT AND THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT DISREGARDING THE ADVICE THAT VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WERE NOT RECOMMENDED; THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT; THE PILOT ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION; AND THE PILOT'S LIMITED ACTUAL OR SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA244
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] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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