ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34761
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Date: | Friday 10 October 1997 |
Time: | 19:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-181 |
Owner/operator: | Western Aviation, Inc. |
Registration: | N2938B |
MSN: | 28-7990569 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3210 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Leadore, ID -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Mc Call, ID (KMYL) |
Destination airport: | Blackfoot, ID (U02) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:An aircraft was seen flying to the east under a 300-500 foot overcast about 25 miles west of the accident site. At that time, the ambient light conditions had just turned from dusk to dark, and witnesses sensed that the pilot was following the road that ran near the center of the valley through which the aircraft was flying. The aircraft was next seen about 20 miles east of the first sighting, flying low over the road, and entering the west side of Gilmore Summit. When the pilot did not arrive at his destination, a search was begun. The aircraft was located in the hills near the summit. Local officials reported that during the evening, the weather had been getting worse, the clouds had been lowering, and snow started falling in the summit, soon after the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from wooded terrain in the area where he was maneuvering. Factors relating to the accident include: darkness, low ceiling, and high/mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA98FA001 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA98FA001
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
08-Apr-2024 12:21 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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