ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38138
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 1992 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Weather Modification, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7243Y |
| MSN: | 30-268 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4337 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bowman, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT/MECHANIC DEPARTED SECOND IN A FLIGHT OF TWO COMPANY AIRCRAFT, TRAVELLING TO AN FAA MECHANICS SEMINAR. THE COMPANY CHIEF PILOT, IN THE LEAD AIRPLANE, REPORTED 'SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, I FLEW INTO SOME LIGHT SNOW...I STARTED TO LOSE GROUND LIGHTS, SO I TOLD JARED WE SHOULD TURN AROUND...HE SAID HE WAS TURNING AROUND, TOO.' THERE WERE NO FURTHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. THE CHIEF PILOT STATED IT WAS A DARK NIGHT, AND DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS INHIBITED AIRBORNE SEARCHES. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT MORNING. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE AFTER INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93FA053
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7243Y
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] |
| 06-Apr-2017 21:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2017 21:10 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2024 16:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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