NONE · Avid AVID MAGNUM · 2018-09-06 · Carrabassett Valley, ME, USA
Event
NTSB number
GAA18CA538
Event ID
20180906X60001
Type
Accident
Date
2018-09-06
Location
Carrabassett Valley, ME, USA
Coordinates
45.133335, -70.333335
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Avid
Model
AVID MAGNUM
Registration
N2137G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to initiate the flight in marginal visual flight rules over mountainous terrain, which resulted in an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological and downdraft conditions and the subsequent controlled flight into trees and terrain.