ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36529
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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 1996 |
| Time: | 08:24 |
| Type: |  Cessna 177B Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N35207 |
| MSN: | 17702266 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3582 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1F6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheyenne, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cheyenne Regional Airport, WY (CYS) |
| Lincoln Airport, NE (LNK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On April 11, 1996, about 0824 mountain daylight time, a privately owned Cessna 177B, registration N35207, collided with terrain after a loss of control following takeoff from runway 30 at the Cheyenne Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming. The pilot in command, pilot trainee, and rear seat passenger (the pilot trainee's father) were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time, and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was a continuation of a transcontinental flight "record" attempt by the youngest "pilot" to date (the pilot trainee), was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
A 7 year old pilot trainee Jessica Dubroff (passenger), accompanied by her father Lloyd Dubroff (a passenger) and the pilot-in-command (PIC) Joe Reid, were engaged in a trans-continental record attempt involving 6,660 miles of flying in 8 consecutive days. The 1st leg of the trip (about 8 hours of flying) had been accomplished the previous day and began/ended with considerable media attention. On the morning of the 2nd day, the PIC and the pilot trainee participated in media interviews, pre-flighted, and then loaded the airplane. The PIC then received a weather briefing and was advised of moderate icing conditions, turbulence, IFR flight precautions, and a cold front in the area of the departure airport. The airplane was taxied in rain to takeoff on runway 30. While taxiing, the PIC acknowledged receiving information that the wind was from 280 degrees at 20 gusting 30 knots and that a departing Cessna 414 pilot reported moderate low-level windshear of +/- 15 knots. The airplane then departed on runway 30 towards a nearby thunderstorm and began a gradual turn to an easterly heading. Witnesses described the airplane's climb rate and speed as slow, and they observed the airplane enter a roll and descent that was consistent with a stall. Density altitude at the airport was 6,670 feet. The airplane's gross weight was calculated to be 84 pounds over the maximum limit at the time of the impact.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's improper decision to take off into deteriorating weather conditions (including turbulence, gusty winds, and an advancing thunderstorm and associated precipitation) when the airplane was overweight and when the density altitude was higher than he was accustomed to, resulting in a stall caused by failure to maintain airspeed. Contributing to the pilot-in-command's decision to take off was a desire to adhere to an overly ambitious itinerary, in part, because of media commitments.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X05676
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/SEA96MA079.aspx
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2011 01:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2011 01:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-Feb-2020 19:01 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:44 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:44 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 11-Oct-2022 23:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 14-Apr-2024 11:42 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
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