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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna U206C · Hayesville, NC · November 25, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 25, 1973
Place
Hayesville, NC · HAYESVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N29241Cessna U206C
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731125040009A
Case key
187388

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4114  73/11/25 NR.HAYESVILLE,NC      CESSNA U206C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 600
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N29241              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENWOOD,MISS              RALEIGH,NC                   JASPER,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RCVRD 11/29/73.PLT FLEW INTO MTN OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N29241
Reported as
Cessna U206C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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