ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37292
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| Date: | Monday 4 November 1996 |
| Time: | 22:04 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177B Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Shirley G. Clark |
| Registration: | N34994 |
| MSN: | 17702144 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2761 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1F6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chancellor, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Scottsbluff, NE (KBFF) |
| Sioux Falls, SD (KFSD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated pilot was operating the airplane with an inoperative directional gyro. The flight arrived and requested a landing at a controlled airport at night, in instrument meteorological conditions. The air traffic controller suggested headings to an uncontrolled airport; however, the pilot was unable to navigate to that location. The airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. Subsequent investigation failed to reveal any additional pre-existing anomalies in the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's attempted flight with known deficiencies in equipment, his initiating VFR flight into IMC conditions, his spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane. Factors were fog, dark night, and inoperative directional gyro.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97FA024
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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