ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36367
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| Date: | Thursday 10 February 1994 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20K |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1093M |
| MSN: | 25-0589 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1525 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-GB3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Applegate, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Red Bluff Airport, CA (RBL) |
| Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, OR (MFR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On February 10, 1994, approximately 1825 Pacific standard time, a Mooney M20K, N1093M, collided with mountainous terrain approximately 12 miles south of Applegate, Oregon. Visual and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed while en route. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight had departed from Red Bluff, California, on February 10, 1994, approximately 1700 for the personal flight.
DURING A NIGHT TIME CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN REPORTED ICING CONDITIONS, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ICE AND THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. ATC ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE TO LOWER TERRAIN, HOWEVER, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE TERRAIN FOR A REFERENCE AND EVENTUALLY DROPPED BELOW RADAR CONTACT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING ALONG THE EDGE OF A LAKE AND APPEARED TO BE MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE WEST SIDE OF A VALLEY WALL AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE NEAR A DAM.
Probable Cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION AND ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SELECTED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, DARK NIGHT, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001206X00811
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Oct-2022 02:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 12-Oct-2022 02:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Photo] |
| 12-Oct-2022 02:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 12-Oct-2022 02:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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