2 fatal · Beech F33A · 1998-06-10 · DELAPLANE, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD98FA068
Event ID
20001211X10329
Type
Accident
Date
1998-06-10
Location
DELAPLANE, VA, USA
Coordinates
38.919189, -77.920356
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
F33A
Registration
N6033U
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision which led to VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance resulting in collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were low clouds, fog, mountainous terrain, obscuration, low altitude flying and the pilot's self-induced pressure.