ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13850
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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 1977 |
| Time: | 17:43 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 Lance |
| Owner/operator: | Western Airmot |
| Registration: | N1049H |
| MSN: | 32R-7780137 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX |
| Las Vegas, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The commercial pilot and his passenger departed on a VFR flight to Las Vegas.
The pilot, age 30, had 1,500 hours of flying time, however, only 10 hours were in type plane, but the pilot was instrument rated. Before accident flight, the pilot was briefed by Flight Service Personnel in person, and was told that VFR was not recommended: however, the pilot decided to continue on with flight and did not file a flight plan. According to the NTSB, visibility was reduced to 2 miles or less and rain and snow was reported, however it was still VFR conditions. The plane however experienced an in-flight breakup and crashed in Benson, AZ. Both the pilot and passenger were killed in the breakup sequence of the plane.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's decision to continue the VFR flight into adverse weather conditions and the aggressive control inputs on part of the pilot-in-command which led to the in-flight breakup and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing factors included the overload failure of the airframe of the plane which led to the in-flight breakup, and the low ceilings, rain and snow at the time of accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB- https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=55944&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jul-2020 07:59 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2020 15:38 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2020 07:16 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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