ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3583
Last updated: 25 January 2021
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| Date: | 23-NOV-1980 |
| Time: | 19:55 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 Duchess |
| Owner/operator: | Thompson Beech |
| Registration: | N6048Y |
| C/n / msn: | ME178 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Morgan, Utah -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kemmerer, Wyoming |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC/KSLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Written off (destroyed) 23-11-1980 when crashed near Morgan, Utah' the pilot, the sole person on board, was killed. according to the following extract from the official NTSb report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S): WEATHER - SNOW ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN81FA012 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=29417&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6048Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ut/N6048Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2016 16:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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