ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68327
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 2009 |
| Time: | 06:08 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Daybrook Fisheries |
| Registration: | N96894 |
| MSN: | 18266891 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25876 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Houma-Terrebonne Airport (KHUM), Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Houma, LA (HUM) |
| Houma, LA (HUM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument rated commercial pilot requested and received a Special visual flight rules (SVFR) clearance to take off. Weather was below VFR minimums with a reported ceiling of 300 feet and seven miles visibility, and witnesses reported fog in the area. The pilot’s last radio transmission occurred at 0605 and the wreckage was located one mile south of the runway at 1225. No evidence of an airplane malfunction was found during postaccident wreckage examination and airplane wreckage and impact scars were indicative of a loss of airplane control prior to impact. The airplane was not equipped to fly in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The pilot's lack of instrument flight certification combined with the poor weather conditions were conducive to spatial disorientation. Toxicology results were positive for ethanol. Postaccident conditions were conducive to post-mortem ethanol production in the pilot.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to take off into instrument meteorological conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090924/BREAKING/909249889?Title=Pilot-identified-in-fatal-plane-crash
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090926/ARTICLES/909269995/1212?Title=Plane-wreckage-inspection-begins-today
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2009 13:06 | David_Landry | Added |
| 24-Sep-2009 16:15 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 25-Sep-2009 06:05 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 26-Sep-2009 06:15 | slowkid | Updated |
| 26-Sep-2009 06:17 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 16:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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