ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37693
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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 1999 |
| Time: | 13:08 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna P210N |
| Owner/operator: | Dennis L. Lehman |
| Registration: | N24CD |
| MSN: | P21000798 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2429 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Worcester, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stowe, VT (KMVL) |
| Harrisburg, PA (KCXY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot received three weather briefings from a flight service station prior to departure. The briefings included forecasts of thunderstorm activity along the planned route of flight, and in the area of the departure airport. The pilot was asked by the weather briefer if the airplane was equipped with weather radar. The pilot stated that he had a stormscope and weather radar. He departed the runway with a 15-20 knot tailwind, did not follow the published instrument departure procedure, and flew south toward mountainous terrain. The wreckage was located about 200 feet from the summit, on the south side of the mountain. Witnesses at the airport and in the vicinity of the accident site report hearing thunder about the time of the accident. Additionally, weather imageries and surface observations confirmed areas of heavy precipitation south of the airport, in the vicinity of the accident site, at the time of the accident. The pilot made four brief transmissions to Air Traffic Control, but was never in radar contact.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, his failure to follow the published instrument departure procedure for the particular runway, and his continued flight into known adverse weather. A factor was thunderstorms.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99FA199
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] |
| 14-Dec-2017 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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