Jul 18, 2016
Accident
Substantial Lenoir, NC
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an emergency descent through fog, a runway overrun on a wet grass runway, and a collision with a ditch and vegetation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing prior to the flight.
NTSB GAA16CA383