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| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1992 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28RT-201T |
| Owner/operator: | Walker Stone Co., Inc. |
| Registration: | N3563Z |
| MSN: | 28R-8031035 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1848 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-FB1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ft. Riley, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Junction City, KS (3JC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HELD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. HE TOOK OFF AT NIGHT WITH LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS OF 200 FOOT CEILINGS, 3/4 MILES VISIBILITY IN FOG. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED HILLY TERRAIN 11 MILES NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ON ARMY BASE PROPERTY. A POSTIMPACT FIRE ENSUED. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE NON-CURRENT STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN WHILE OPERATING AT NIGHT, IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93FA036
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| 30 October 1992 | N3563Z | private | 1 | Fort Riley, KS | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 09:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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