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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-3821 72/11/26 NR.BEND,OREG PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 232
TIME - UNK/NR N4447J PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
BEND,OREG PALO ALTO,CALIF
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - RAIN
WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 3000
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN, RAIN SHOWERS
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 50
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
300 20
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR VFR
REMARKS- RAINSHOWERS SOUTH OF BEND,MTN TOPS OBSCURED.RECOVERED 10/6/73,40MI SOUTH OF BEND.
