Accident Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six N4757S,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13750
 
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Date:Monday 18 December 1978
Time:06:38
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
Owner/operator:Red Birds Flying
Registration: N4757S
MSN: 32-1174
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Virginia, Ne -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:BEATRICE,NE
Destination airport:Tecumseh,Ne
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION

restricted vis at night-area sparsely lighted-low clouds in area.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC79FA012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB report: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=38688&key=0

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
06-Sep-2011 23:47 Anon. Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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