Cessna 150F accident near Bittinger, MD
On January 1, 1997, a Cessna 150F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bittinger, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 1, 1997
- Place
- Bittinger, MD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.690°N, 79.149°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07301
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 1, 1997, approximately 1308 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150F, N8925S, was destroyed when it descended from cruise flight and collided with terrain near Bittinger, Maryland. The certificated private pilot/owner received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot departed Connellsville Airport, Connellsville, Pennsylvania, approximately 1230, destined for the Warrenton Airport, Warrenton, Virginia, to pickup his two children. The non instrument rated pilot received a weather briefing from the Altoona Flight Service Station. The pilot was instructed that VFR flight was not recommended due to instrument conditions in the higher terrain area between his departure airport and destination. The pilot did not file a flight plan, and according to a family member, had made this trip numerous times. Witnesses reported "very low overcast (100 feet), fog, and drizzle, which changed to freezing drizzle and freezing rain within one hour of the accident." The witnesses stated that they "heard the airplane circling, but did not see the airplane impact" in the pasture due to the obscuring low clouds. The accident occurred during daylight hours, about 39 degrees, 38 minutes North latitude, 79 degrees, 13 minutes West longitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was issued an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot Certificate on October 10, 1993, for airplane single engine land. The pilot did not possess an instrument ratin
Probable cause
VFR flight by the noninstrumented-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which lead to spatial disorientation of the pilot, his loss of aircraft control, and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.
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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.
