19931221047089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Mcintosh, SD · December 21, 1993

Date
December 21, 1993 · 19:30 local
Place
Mcintosh, SD
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8003P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA056
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C1B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
489 total175 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Advised VFR not good. Flew into snow showers. En route collided top of a knoll known frontal system moving in.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISED VFR NOT GOOD. FLEW INTO SNOW SHOWERS. EN ROUTE COLLIDED TOP OF A KNOLL KNOWN FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING IN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.