Cessna 172N accident near Ocean City, MD
On June 22, 1998, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ocean City, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 22, 1998
- Place
- Ocean City, MD
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.320°N, 75.210°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10330
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 21, 1998, at 2155 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5944E, was destroyed during a collision with terrain following an uncontrolled descent at the Ocean City Municipal Airport (OXB), Ocean City, Maryland. The airplane came to rest adjacent to the intersection of runways 20 and 14. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at OXB, approximately 2140. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the airplane's owner, the purpose of the flight was for the pilot to complete three takeoffs and landings at night. After the third landing, the pilot was to board two passengers and fly to an undetermined location. In a telephone interview, one witness said he landed at OXB approximately 2130, during "twilight". The witness observed the accident pilot checking the fuel tanks during preflight. After deplaning, the witness walked around the apron area near the hangars on the east side of the airport. He heard the airplane depart approximately 2140, and said it sounded as if the pilot used runway 14. The witness stated: "After he took off I could see this wall of fog rolling in. It was coming off the ocean and coming in. When the fog came in you couldn't see anything, anything at all. I believe the man was coming in to land on 14 and couldn't find the airport. The airplane was at full power and it was flying really low. He flew over the hangers at about one hundred feet and the landing gear was illuminated by the rotating
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. Contributing factors wer fog, dark night conditions, lack of recent experience, inadequate preflight planning, and flight into known adverse weather.
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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.
