What happened
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Acft crashed und unk circ, the 2 POB suffered fatal inj. Acft was destroyed. New Dover, OH. (.4)the non instrument rated pilot recorded 362 hours of total flight time over 30 years of flying, with 6 hours recorded in the last 90 days. The pilot did not receive a weather briefing or file a flight plan for the 150 mile flight. An instrument rated pilot, who took off from the departure airport 15 minutes prior to the accident, stated that 'the weather conditions to the east of the airport looked extremely dark with the ceiling nearly to the ground.' A pilot flying an approach into the departure airport from the east stated that he spotted the accident airplane in a steep climb and it appeared to be in and out of the clouds. A witness to the accident stated that the bottom of the clouds came down to the top of the power transmission towers that crossed his field, and snow was falling, reducing visibility to approximately 3/4 mile. He heard the airplane, but could not see it until it came out of the bottom of the clouds in a nose down attitude. He stated that the engine sounded as if it went to full power prior to ground im pact. No airframe or engine malfunction was detected during the examination of the wreckage. (-23) aircraft departed marysville, OH airport (I78) at approximately 0815 for pleasure flight to relations in eastern oh. Encountered IFR with heavy snow with visibility approximately 1/4 mile. Pilot impacted ground at high rate of speed. Aircraft was destroyed-two fatal. Pilot was not instrument rated.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UND UNK CIRC, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ. ACFT WAS DESTROYED. NEW DOVER, OH. (.4)THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT RECORDED 362 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OVER 30 YEARS OF FLYING, WITH 6 HOURS RECORDED IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING OR FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE 150 MILE FLIGHT. AN INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, WHO TOOK OFF FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, STATED THAT 'THE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE EAST OF THE AIRPORT LOOKED EXTREMELY DARK WITH THE CEILING NEARLY TO THE GROUND.' A PILOT FLYING AN APPROACH INTO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT FROM THE EAST STATED THAT HE SPOTTED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE IN A STEEP CLIMB AND IT APPEARED TO BE IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOUDS CAME DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE POWER TRANSMISSION TOWERS THAT CROSSED HIS FIELD, AND SNOW WAS FALLING, REDUCING VISIBILITY TO APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE. HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE, BUT COULD NOT SEE IT UNTIL IT CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOUDS IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WENT TO FULL POWER PRIOR TO GROUND IM PACT. NO AIRFRAME OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS DETECTED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARYSVILLE, OH AIRPORT (I78) AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 FOR PLEASURE FLIGHT TO RELATIONS IN EASTERN OH. ENCOUNTERED IFR WITH HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBILITY APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE. PILOT IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED-TWO FATAL. PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
NTSB investigation
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