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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-0949 68/3/7 NR.CASCADE,ID PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
TIME - 1655 N5427Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 54, 30000 TOTAL
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - CASCADE
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WEATHER - SNOW
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 0
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
ZERO SNOW SHOWERS
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
BLOWING SNOW 30
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
180 4
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
IFR VFR
FIRE AFTER IMPACT
REMARKS- PENETRATED SNOWSTORM AT LOW ALT.WING STRUCK FROZEN LAKE WHILE IN LT TURN.CRASHED ON LK INVERTED.