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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amrgen AG5B · Vergennes, VT · February 18, 1993

Date: February 18, 1993 · 15:36 local
Place: Vergennes, VT
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1192Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO93FA030
Reported as: Amrgen AG5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 155 total142 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1192ZRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 1994 · American General Acft AG5BS/N 10040 Airframe modelAmerican General Acft AG5B

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What happened

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Lost control after flying into snowshower. Not IFR rated. Vertigo, spiral dive to frozen lake were factors.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER FLYING INTO SNOWSHOWER. NOT IFR RATED. VERTIGO, SPIRAL DIVE TO FROZEN LAKE WERE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO93FA030Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVergennes, VTVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from snow covered terrain after becoming spatially disoriented in whiteout conditions. The adverse weather and snow covered…Feb 18, 1993 · Destroyed