ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4266
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 March 1968 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G18S |
| Owner/operator: | D. L. Peterson Trust |
| Registration: | N172S |
| MSN: | BA-541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weston, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While cruising under VFR mode in foggy conditions, the crew failed to realize that their altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain shrouded in clouds and located in the region of Weston. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants have been killed.
- Probable Cause:
The crew continued under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions and became lost and disoriented. The crew attempted an IFR flight with know defective directional gyro.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/sites/default/files/2018-05/N172S.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2020 23:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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