ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36252
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| Date: | Friday 18 August 1995 |
| Time: | 16:42 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Pietsch Flying Service |
| Registration: | N85115 |
| MSN: | 31-7405182 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8814 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TSIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 miles ESE of Ardoch, Walsh County, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Thief Rvr Falls, MN |
| Minot, ND (KMOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After deplaning passengers at Thief River Falls after an air taxi flight, the pilot was reportedly anxious to return to his base in Minot to prepare for another trip the following day, and left for the return trip within a few minutes after his arrival at Thief River Falls. There was no record of a weather briefing. Observations of Doppler radar by the University of North Dakota, and a Safety Board meterological study, show that the airplane had penetrated a thunderstorm when control was lost. The airplane had encountered the center of a microburst, and was located directly under the downdraft.
Probable Cause: the pilot-in-command's continuing flight into adverse weather. Factors were the pilot-in-command's failure to obtain a weather observation and the adverse weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95FA285
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=85115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jun-2015 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Oct-2017 17:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 09-Apr-2024 12:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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