19951110036319A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Fond Du Lac, WI · November 10, 1995

Date: November 10, 1995 · 22:08 local
Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
Airport: Fond Du Lac County Airport
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N161FS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA029
Reported as: Piper PA28151
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N161FSRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2007 · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415329 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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VFR not advised. Departed anyway. Lost control blinding snow storm. Low night time and very poor judgement. (-23) trevor acheson (pilot) and richard cadieux (passenger) departed grand forks, ND (grk) on a VFR flight plan 11-11-95 at 18:30 CST, ETA 11-11-95 2205 CST Fond Du Lac WI (fld). An intap was issued when they failed to arrive at fld. The aircraft was located 11-13-95 at 0430 by the Wisconsin army national guard in a marsh 5 mi. Northwest of Fond Du Lac co. airport (fld). The pilot and passenger had received fatal injuries. Inspection of the aircraft, engine and propeller revealed propeller damage consistent with high power, 10 gallon fuel in left wing and 12 gallon in right wing, elevator trim full nose up.

As the FAA filed it

VFR NOT ADVISED. DEPARTED ANYWAY. LOST CONTROL BLINDING SNOW STORM. LOW NIGHT TIME AND VERY POOR JUDGEMENT. (-23) TREVOR ACHESON (PILOT) AND RICHARD CADIEUX (PASSENGER) DEPARTED GRAND FORKS, ND (GRK) ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN 11-11-95 AT 18:30 CST, ETA 11-11-95 2205 CST FOND DU LAC WI (FLD). AN INTAP WAS ISSUED WHEN THEY FAILED TO ARRIVE AT FLD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED 11-13-95 AT 0430 BY THE WISCONSIN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IN A MARSH 5 MI. NORTHWEST OF FOND DU LAC CO. AIRPORT (FLD). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE AND PROPELLER REVEALED PROPELLER DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH HIGH POWER, 10 GALLON FUEL IN LEFT WING AND 12 GALLON IN RIGHT WING, ELEVATOR TRIM FULL NOSE UP.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI96FA029Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFond Du Lac, WIthe pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude. Factors included the weather obscuration due to snow and fog, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of recent night flight time.Nov 11, 1995 · Destroyed