ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37025
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 December 1997 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | T.C.Bundy |
| Registration: | N9WG |
| MSN: | 30-1099 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5156 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 mile W of Hastings Municipal Airport, Hastings, Nebraska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cheyenne Regional Airport, Cheyenne, Wyoming (CYS/KCYS) |
| Hastings Municipal Airport, Hastings, Nebraska (HSI/KHSI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The flight had originally departed from Nampa, Idaho, at 08:30 Mountain Standard Time (MST) with Mountain Home, Idaho, as a stopover airport, and Hastings, Nebraska, as the intended final destination airport. The pilot departed Cheyenne, Wyoming, about 19:40 MST. At 22:24 Central Standard Time (CST), the pilot was briefed that the weather at Hastings indicated winds at 080 degrees at 4 knots, one quarter mile visibility, freezing fog, a few clouds at 100 feet, 4,200 foot overcast, temperature minus 2 degrees C, dew point minus 2 degrees C, and altimeter 29.87.
At 22:27 CST, the pilot reported, 'Whiskey golf, we're gonna shoot an approach into Hastings, ah, if it's no good we'll, ah, do a missed and go somewhere else.' At 22:50 CST, the pilot reported, 'ah, Missed approach. I (want to) try it again.' The pilot received clearance to fly a second approach.
At about 23:00 CST, the aircraft impacted an irrigation tower and wheel assembly that was located about 1/2 mile west of the airport. The airplane went under the irrigation pipe on top of the tower and impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest inverted about 493 feet south of the irrigation tower.
Of the three persons on board one was fatally injured, 1 sustained minor injuries, and 1 was uninjured. The right seat passenger was able to get out of the airplane and obtain assistance. Hastings Fire Department personnel reported that heavy ground fog existed during their search effort. The pilot received serious injuries and was transported to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead at 05:27 CST on December 24, 1997.
CAUSE: The pilot's improper IFR procedure, by which he failed to maintain minimum descent altitude. Fog, a low ceiling, and night condition were a contributing factor.
Aircraft de-registered November 20, 2007, but the registration N9WG was not cancelled by the FAA until September 11, 2013.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI98LA072 at https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001208X09285&ntsbno=CHI98LA072&akey=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9WG
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ne/N9WG/
4. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N9WG
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/9/N9WG.shtm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 December 1997 | N9WG | Private | Hastings, NE | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2016 19:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2016 19:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Feb-2016 19:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2016 19:42 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Apr-2017 21:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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