Apr 12, 1999
Accident
Destroyed SHAWSVILLE, VA
Injuries4 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in intentional flight into known severe turbulence and the subsequent loss of control. Factors in the accident were the turbulence in instrument meteorological conditions and an airplane loaded over the maximum allowable gross weight and outside the allowable center-of-gravity range.
NTSB IAD99FA038