ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35389
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| Date: | Friday 5 February 1988 |
| Time: | 14:58 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Aircraft Int'l |
| Registration: | N8417F |
| MSN: | 28-7790245 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2825 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Roswell, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM (4AC) |
| Roswell, NM (ROW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT OBTAINED 3 WX BRIEFINGS, FILED A VFR FLT PLAN & DEPARTED SALT LAKE CITY ENROUTE TO ROSWELL, NM, WITH A REFUELING STOP AT ALBUQUERQUE. WHILE THE ACFT WAS STILL 17 NM NW OF ROSWELL airport, TWR ADVISED PLT THAT THE airport WAS IFR. PLT REQUESTED & RECEIVED SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE INTO CONTROL ZONE. WITNESSES SAW ACFT FLYING IN DIRECTION OF VORTAC AT APRX 200 FT IN MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS & FOG. ACFT CRASHED ON OPEN, SNOW-COVERED RANCHLAND IN RIGHT WING-LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION. WRECKAGE WAS STREWN ON HEADING AWAY FROM VORTAC & ARPT. ROSWELL WX WAS 600 BKN, 1600 over CST, VIS 5 MI IN SNOW SHOWER AND FOG. REVIEW OF PLT'S LOGBOOK DISCLOSED 64.3 TOTAL HRS & 1.8 IFR HRS WHEN PRIVATE PLT LICENSE RECEIVED ON 8/8/87. AT TIME OF CRASH, 2/5/88, PLT HAD LOGGED 122.4 TOTAL HRS & 3.9 IFR HRS. PRIVATE PILOT CHECK FLT LASTED 1.4 HRS WITH 0.3 HRS USED FOR IFR CHECK. WRECKAGE DISCOVERED ON 2/7/88. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25046_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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