- Date
- December 5, 1990, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Owls Head, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGJKLBeech A24R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36774
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Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and mountainous terrain.
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.
Analysis
A non-instrument rated private pilot attempted VFR flight at night into an area of adverse weather. Subsequently, the airplane impacted mountainous terrain at an elevation of about 2600 ft. terrain in that area rose to an elevation of 2856 ft. an exam of the crash site revealed indications that the aircraft impacted in a wings level & slight nose down attitude. Weather for the route and destination was reported below VFR minimums. About 35 miles away at the nearest weather facility (elevation 214 feet MSL), the reported weather was: 2000 ft broken and 10 miles visibility. Local residents observed heavy snow squalls and high wind throughout the afternoon and evening.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGJKL
- Reported as
- Beech A24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC-48
- Airframe hours
- 2,223
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur G Mayo, doing business as Centennial Aviation
- Registered owner
- 128701 Canada Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1989 · 172 hours before
- Departed
- YKZ · Buttonville
- Destination
- BTV · Burlington, VT
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 172 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright