Cessna 401A accident near Whick, KY
On August 28, 2006, a Cessna 401A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Whick, KY. 7 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 28, 2006
- Place
- Whick, KY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 7 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.402°N, 83.356°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060914X01335
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 28, 2006, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 401A, N408JC, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near Whick, Kentucky. The certificated private pilot and six passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed from Kickapoo Downtown Airpark (T47), Wichita Falls, Texas, to Wendell H. Ford Airport (W20), Hazard, Kentucky. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to an employee at the destination airport, between 1430 and 1500, the pilot of the accident airplane called the fixed base operator (FBO) and reported, "30 miles southwest," and requested an airport advisory. The employee responded that the weather included a 1,000-foot overcast with 2 miles visibility, "and dropping fast," with "no report of other traffic." Within "5 to 10 minutes" of the pilot's call, the FBO received a telephone call from Indianapolis Center, advising that they had an airplane on VFR flight following, and "had lost radar contact" with it. About "5 to 10 minutes" after that, the FBO received a telephone call from the Kentucky State Police about a reported airplane crash. The employee remembered that the weather had deteriorated from the initial pilot call to the Kentucky State Police call, about 20 minutes later, to 1/4 mile visibility and a 200-foot overcast. According to a representative from the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot had been receiving flight following from Memphis Center, and when he was told to switch to Indianapolis Cen
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing was the instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
