- Date
- December 21, 1984, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tuxedo, NC
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32029Piper PA28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841221067679A
- Case key
- 6724
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Flight into known adverse weather - inadvertentCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high terrainFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The recently certified private plt was under a VFR flt plan and continued the flt into known adverse wx conditions. While attempting to maneuver the acft out of the low ceiling, it was flown into the high terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32029
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7515047
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Augusta Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- DNL · Augusta, GA
- Destination
- AVL · Asheville, NC
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 48 total · 2 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.