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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Spring Hill, Florida 34610
Monday, March 15, 2004 20:10 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The non-instrument rated pilot departed VFR from Brooksville, Florida, enroute to Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Orlando, Florida. No flight plan was filed and it was not determined if the pilot received a weather briefing. The weather at Brooksville 7 minutes before the pilot departed was, few clouds at 600 feet, 2,000 feet overcast, light rain, and 9 miles visibility. A witness, who lived about 1/4 mile from the crash site, heard the airplane fly over his house. The witness stated the airplane sounded like it was real low, flying in an easterly direction at full throttle. Less than a minute later, the witness heard a "thud" when the airplane hit the ground. The witness called the 911, and departed his home to search for the airplane. The witness stated it was very dark, cloudy, and there was initially a light rain which became a heavy rain. The witness located the crash site about an hour after the accident. A special weather observation was taken at Brooksville 3 minutes after the accident. There were few clouds at 700 feet, overcast clouds at 2,000 feet, visibility 2 miles, with heavy rain, and mist. Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane collided with trees and the ground in a descending right turn.The crash debris line was on a heading of 170-degrees magnetic and 140 feet long. No anomalies were found with the airframe, engine assembly or accessories.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The non instrument rated pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight loss of control.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/15/2004 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 2010 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Spring Hill |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 34610 |
| Event Date Year | 2004 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 282306N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0822654W |
| Event Location Airport | -- |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2013 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 360 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | KBKV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 77 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 700 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 19 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 19 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 350 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.06 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 21077 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA SE Reg Com Ctr. |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 15 2004 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2210 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 26 2007 9:33AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\lema |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Orlando FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N8148G |
| NTSB Number | MIA04FA060 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Cessna |
| Aircraft Model | 182P |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18263333 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2950 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 1 2003 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 248 |
| Airframe Hours | 3827.7 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Nora Flight Services Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 2173 Mariner Blvd |
| Aircraft Owner City | Spring Hill |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 34609 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Mohamed H. Kadri |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 4909 Terra Vista Way |
| Operator City | Olando |
| Operator State | FL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 32837 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | KBKV |
| Departure City | Brooksville |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1959 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | KISM |
| Destination City | Kissimme |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering |
| Report sent to ICAO? | No |
| Evacuation occurred | No |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 2 2007 9:09AM |
| User who most recently changed record | KENJ |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | NA |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |