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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dehavilland DHC-1 · Vonore, TN · March 23, 2014

Date: March 23, 2014 · 13:30 local
Place: Vonore, TN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N540FM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14FA163
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-1
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total53 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N540FMRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2018 · Dehavilland DHC-1S/N 189 · Built 1947 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-1 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot of N540MF was operating the aircraft under visual flight rules from watertown, Wisconsin to canon, GA. The pilot received a weather briefing prior to the flight during which he was told that VFR flight along his proposed route was not recommended. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft impacted mountainous terrain at approximately 1500'. The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N540MF WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FROM WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN TO CANON, GA. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT DURING WHICH HE WAS TOLD THAT VFR FLIGHT ALONG HIS PROPOSED ROUTE WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 1500'. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 ERA14FA163Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVonore, TNThe pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Mar 23, 2014 · Substantial damage