Aviation accident NYC96FA192

1 fatal · Cessna 414 · 1995-11-28 · Marlinton, WV, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC96FA192
Event ID: 20011127X02295
Type: Accident
Date: 1995-11-28
Location: Marlinton, WV, USA
Coordinates: 38.334999, -80.279998

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 414
Registration: N28901
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into obscured, rising mountainous terrain, and his failure to climb the airplane as conditions worsened. Factors included the rising terrain and the weather obscuration.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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