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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · PA · August 27, 2000

Date: August 27, 2000 · 22:35 local
Place: PA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4344Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC00FA257
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N4344QRegistration cancelled Jul 28, 2001 · Cessna 172LS/N 17260244 Airframe modelCessna 172L

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot sustained fatal injuries by impacting mountainous terrain on jack's mountain, huntington county, PA. There is no evidence of weather briefing, radar coverage, flight planning, or contact with a FAA facility.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES BY IMPACTING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON JACK'S MOUNTAIN, HUNTINGTON COUNTY, PA. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF WEATHER BRIEFING, RADAR COVERAGE, FLIGHT PLANNING, OR CONTACT WITH A FAA FACILITY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC00FA257Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMill Creek, PAThe pilot's improper pre-flight planning, and in-flight planning decision to continue visual fight into deteriorating adverse weather conditions. Factors were the night conditions, low clouds and fog.Aug 28, 2000 · Destroyed