ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38556
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1989 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8289P |
| MSN: | 24-3542 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2966 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vancouver, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver, WA (S59) |
| Chr'mas Valley , OR (62S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM AN UNCONTROLLED airport AND THE ACFT CRASHED ONE MILE OFF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. WITNESSES REPORTED DENSE FOG AND VISIBILITY OF 1/2 MILE OR LESS. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN OR OBTAIN A WX BRIEFING FOR THE flight. CAUSE: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, PILOT'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT QUALIFICATIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING, FOG AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X29876
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] |
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