ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36003
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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 1996 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Tow Black Forest, Inc. |
| Registration: | N111BF |
| MSN: | 18-8526 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monument, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Falcon, CO (00V) |
| Elbert, CO (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While conducting a weather check flight prior to towing a glider from one airport to another, the pilot encountered instrument meteorological conditions. The aircraft was not instrument-equipped for nonvisual flying. The aircraft impacted the ground in a vertical attitude. The pilot had over 11,000 hours of flight time and was instrument certificated. No evidence was found during the investigation that indicated any preaccident aircraft failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions in an aircraft which not instrument-equipped. Factors were clouds, low ceiling, and rain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96FA250
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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