Cessna 150F N8684S

Summary

On 13 October 2005 at about 18:52 local time, a Cessna 150F registered N8684S was involved in an accident near Pineville, 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

13 October 2005 at 18:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Pineville, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

36.6889, -83.8139

Aircraft

Cessna 150F

Registration

N8684S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Castle → Hendersonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06LA010

1 person died.

The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling and fog.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to his departure, the pilot received a weather briefing, during which the briefer informed the pilot that "VFR flight [was] not recommended" along his route of flight, due to mountain obscuration. The flight departed and proceeded uneventfully until the airplane impacted a mountain at an elevation of 2,360 feet, approximately 200 feet from the peak. Weather reported at an airport 9 miles to the south of the accident site, at an elevation of 1,154 feet, included overcast clouds at 1,900 feet AGL. Additionally, witnesses reported "very thick" fog in the vicinity of the accident site. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.