ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37854
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 April 1987 |
| Time: | 22:21 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N44626 |
| MSN: | 327440163 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 663 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540K15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ogden, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ames, IA (AMW) |
| Carroll, IA (CIN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED FOR IFR FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE PILOT HAD BEEN BRIEFED EARLIER THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT DID NOT UPDATE THE WEATHER FOR THIS FLIGHT. THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS BURIED SEVEN FEET IN THE GROUND. AT IMPACT, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WAS ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE CIRCUITS AND THE ROTORS IN THE GYROS WERE OPERATING. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X30770
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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