Cessna 120 N1812V

Summary

On 24 August 1985 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N1812V, operated by Robert A. Gosnell, was involved in an accident near Afton, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 1985 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Afton, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Waynesboro (W13)

Coordinates

38.0607, -78.8996

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N1812V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert A. Gosnell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesboro → Chesterfield

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO85FA070

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT AND HIS WIFE DEPARTED WAYNESBORO ARPT IN REPORTED VFR WX CONDITIONS AT APRX 1700 HRS. ACCORDING TO THE ASSISTANTARPT MGR THE CEILING WAS ABOUT 2500 FT HOWEVER, THE MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED IN THE DIRECTION THE ACFT FLEW TOWARDS. AT ABOUT 1710 HRS THE PLT RADIOED BACK ON UMICOM THAT HE HADCROSSED THE MOUNTAIN AND WAS GOING HOME. ABOUT 45 SECONDS LATER, HE WAS HEARD TO SAY THAT HE 'HAD HIT SCUDD'. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND AT 2100 FT. AN ANALYSIS OF THE WX DONE BY AN NTSB METEOROLOGIST INDICATED THAT CLOUD BASES AT THE TIME AND IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT WERE NEAR 2000 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.