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| Date: | Friday 6 September 1985 |
| Time: | 14:22 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N55024 |
| MSN: | 28R-7335169 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2435 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-CIC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ravenna, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rochester Minnesota |
| Marlboro, MA (981) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CONTINUED VMC INTO IMC. THE PILOT CONTRACTED YOUNGSTOWN ATCT FOR ASSISTANCE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT SEPARATED. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A WX BRIEFING BEING OBTAINED BY THE PILOT. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37726
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2016 13:59 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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