19970101000029A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Bittinger, MD · January 1, 1997

Date: January 1, 1997 · 13:08 local
Place: Bittinger, MD
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8925S
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97FA038
Reported as: Cessna 150F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N8925SRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Cessna 150FS/N 15062225 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The noninstrument-rated pilot departed on a cross-country flight after receiving a briefing that VFR flight was not recommended. No flight plan was filed, and a family member stated that the pilot had made this flight numerous times. Witnesses reported, 'a very low overcast (100 feet), fog, and drizzle, which changed to freezing drizzle and rain within one hour of the accident.' Witnesses stated that they 'heard the airplane circling, but did not see the airplane impact' due to obscuring low clouds. Impact occurred in a pasture in a nose down attitude. Examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT DEPARTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING A BRIEFING THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND A FAMILY MEMBER STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD MADE THIS FLIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES. WITNESSES REPORTED, 'A VERY LOW OVERCAST (100 FEET), FOG, AND DRIZZLE, WHICH CHANGED TO FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT.' WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY 'HEARD THE AIRPLANE CIRCLING, BUT DID NOT SEE THE AIRPLANE IMPACT' DUE TO OBSCURING LOW CLOUDS. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A PASTURE IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD97FA038Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBittinger, MDVFR flight by the noninstrumented-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which lead to spatial disorientation of the pilot, his loss of aircraft control, and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident…Jan 1, 1997 · Destroyed

Other reports on N8925S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19750102000149AForced/Precautionary Landing · Brookville, OHAccelerating pump inlet check valve inop due to rust and sediment.t/d in plowed fld beyond rwy.Jan 2, 1975 · Substantial damage