Cessna 182P N1284S

Summary

On 24 June 1995 at about 00:16 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N1284S was involved in an accident near Frederick, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 June 1995 at 00:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

39.4194, -77.4109

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N1284S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Clearview

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO95FA071

1 person died.

the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather during descent, which resulted in in-flight collision with terrain. Related factors were the pilot's disregard of a hazardous weather advisory, and the low ceilings, fog and drizzle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot received two preflight weather briefings that indicated the weather en route was IFR, and that flight precautions existed along his route of flight. He was advised that VFR flight was not recommended. The airplane collided with trees in mountainous terrain and was destroyed by fire. According to FAA records, the pilot reported that he saw the ground through a hole in the clouds, and requested a descent. He was told that the minimum vector altitude west of his destination was 4000 feet MSL due to high terrain. Postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction. The pilot was not instrument rated for airplanes. He possessed an instrument rating for helicopters.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.