WAYNESVILLE, NC, USA
N6623C
CESSNA 414A
AFTER DEPARTURE AT 1417 CST, RADAR TRACK SHOWED THE ACFT CLIMBING TO & MAINTAINING 7,600 FT UNTIL ABOUT 1733 EST & 28-30 MI NORTH OF THE KNOXVILLE VOR. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED & CROSSED THE SNOWBIRD VOR AT ABOUT 6,700 FT. THERE WERE SEVERAL UP & DOWN ALTITUDE EXCURSIONS. AFTER CROSSING SNOWBIRD VOR THE ACFT TURNED SOUTH & AGAIN THERE WERE ALTITUDE EXCURSIONS. THE FINAL RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 6,100 FT & ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT ABOUT 6,000 FT MSL & 11 MI FROM THE DESTINATION. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE CRASH SITE INCLUDED LOW CLOUDS & PRECIPITATION. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.04%.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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