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Aviation accident NYC03FA113

1 fatal · Piper PA-28-180 · 2003-05-21 · Bruceton Mills, WV, USA

Event

NTSB number
NYC03FA113
Event ID
20030602X00752
Type
Accident
Date
2003-05-21
Location
Bruceton Mills, WV, USA
Coordinates
39.696109, -79.763053

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N55995
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's intentional decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in the airplane striking a guy wire on the communications antenna. A factor was the fog.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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