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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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3-1054 72/7/15 BLOCK ISLAND,RI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 250
TIME - 1916 N7259J PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION
BLOCK ISLAND,RI MERIDEN,CONN
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
WEATHER - FOG
WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OBSCURATION 100
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
FOG 68
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
210 15
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
BELOW MINIMUMS NONE
REMARKS- TOOK OFF IN NEAR ZERO ZERO COND. LOST CTL.
