ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385875
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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 2001 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Stolp SA-300 Starduster Too |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N555CW |
| MSN: | 1172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 678 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodrow, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Francis-Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, KS (KSYF) |
| Denver-Front Range Airport, CO (KFTG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on a cross-country flight, which had been preceded by a full weather brief by a flight service station, the non-instrument rated pilot flying a non-instrument certificated aircraft encountered rapidly deteriorating weather conditions in the form of freezing rain, snow, and deteriorating visibility. She elected to make a precautionary landing in an open field. The field was rough and uneven, and the aircraft nosed over during landing roll.
Probable Cause: a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain which was rough and uneven. Factors were deteriorating weather in the form of freezing rain, snow, and decreasing visibility.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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