Cessna 195 N3448V

Summary

On 18 January 2000 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 195 registered N3448V was involved in an accident near Willard, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 January 2000 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Willard, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 195

Registration

N3448V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parkersburg → St. Petersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00FA068

1 person died.

The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and snow showers.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

There was no record of a weather briefing or flight plan for the accident pilot or airplane with any flight service station. The pilot departed Parkersburg, West Virginia, and intended to fly to Saint Petersburg, Florida. About 15 minutes before the accident, a witness observed the pilot flying about 800 feet above the ground, in the vicinity of snow showers, near mountainous terrain. Witnesses that resided near the accident site reported seeing snow showers throughout the day. They heard an airplane make two passes overhead, an engine revved to full power, then silence. The reported ceiling at an airport approximately 20 miles from the accident site was 600 feet overcast.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.