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Aviation accident ERA23LA115
MINR · EIRIAVION OY PIK-20D · 2023-01-20 · Benton, TN, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA23LA115- Event ID
20230123106616- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2023-01-20
- Location
- Benton, TN, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.187601, -84.559258
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- EIRIAVION OY
- Model
- PIK-20D
- Registration
- N1NZ
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to turn toward a mountain ridge in a thermal, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown