Cessna U206G N734QW

Summary

On 14 April 1996 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N734QW was involved in an accident near Venice, Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 1996 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Venice, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

29.2710, -89.3502

Aircraft

Cessna U206G

Registration

N734QW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burrwood → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

FTW96LA171

1 person died.

the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. A factor was the fog.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to a statement given by one passenger to the local sheriff's investigator, the airplane was approximately '300 feet off the ground when whey encountered fog. The pilot made a right turn and began to descend. The airplane impacted the water, and the windshield popped out. The airplane bounced once and came to rest inverted.' The passenger also stated that when they had departed the airport, the weather had been 'crystal clear' and 'no one noticed the fog until they were already in it.' The airplane was not recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.