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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-3376 81/11/25 NR.ELLINWOOD,KS CESSNA 177A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 82 TOTAL
TIME - UNK/NR N30288 PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED.
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
WICHITA,KS HAYS,KS
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - FOG
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST 800
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
3 MILES OR LESS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
FOG 38
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
10 15
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
IFR NONE
REMARKS- BRFD BY FSS PSNL.BCM LOST,LNDD GRT BEND,KS.DEPD N TWD HAYS.CRASH,E OF GRT BEND,STEEP DSCNT,DRK NGT
