Douglas AD-4NA N91954

Summary

On 4 November 1984 at about 18:00 local time, a Douglas AD-4NA registered N91954, operated by Jack Spanich, was involved in an accident near Syria, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 November 1984 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Syria, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

38.6599, -78.4509

Aircraft

Douglas AD-4NA

Registration

N91954

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jack Spanich

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newport News → Detroit

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO85FA005

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT HAD OBTAINED TWO WX BRIEFINGS BFR THE FLT BOTH INDICATING VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. HE SAID HE WOULD FLY VFR AS LONG AS HE COULD ALONG A NORTHERN ROUTE THAT WAS FORECAST TO BE VFR DETERIORATING TO MVFR. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED IN A STRAIGHT SLIGHT CLIMB IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ENTERING A CLOUD THAT COVERED THE HILL WHERE THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED WEST OF THE FORECAST VFR ROUTE ON A MORE DIRECT ROUTE TO THE PLTS DESTINATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.