Cessna 320F accident near Goshen, IN
On February 9, 1994, a Cessna 320F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Goshen, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 9, 1994
- Place
- Goshen, IN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.570°N, 85.831°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00720
Official records · CHI94FA080
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 8, 1994, at 1905 central standard time, a Cessna 320F, N618X, registered to Aero Enterprises, Ltd., collided with the terrain during a VOR approach to runway 9 at the Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen, Indiana. The pilot had canceled his IFR flight plan and was on a visual approach for runway 09 when the accident occurred. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot-in-command was fatally injured and the passenger/pilot received serious injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Longview, Texas, exact time unknown. The right seat passenger, was a commercial rated pilot and survived the accident. During an interview, in the hospital, he stated that he did not hold a multi-engine rating and was not familiar with the accident airplane. He stated that when the flight departed Longview, Texas, initially the destination was planned to be Appleton, Wisconsin; however, an enroute head wind resulted in the pilot-in-command making the decision to proceed to Goshen, Indiana, due to fuel considerations. He said that the flight flew between layers, for most part on the flight. Upon arrival in the Goshen area, the flight was cleared for the VOR runway 9 approach. He said that they entered clouds at 8,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and broke out at approximately 2,200 feet msl. According to the pilot witness, airframe ice during the descent was limited to the windscreen. He stated that the forward visibility was limited to what they could see from the side windows. He
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command's continued operation with known deficiencies in equipment. Factors were ice on the windshield and the pilot-in-commands visual outlook not possible.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
