What happened
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(-16) On March 13, 1996, at approximately 1100 hours mountain standard time (MST) a Schweizer G-164B, flown by dan l. owing, a commercial certificated pilot, along with two aircraft, departed laramie, WY with a destination of twin falls, ID. At approximately 1200 hours MST, near rawlins, WY the group of aircraft encountered severe snowstorms which forced one plane to land at rawlins. The other two aircraft continued flying into the snowstorm using highway I-80 as a reference. At approximately 1230 MST, the aircraft flown by Mr. Owing impacted the terrain 2 miles north of interstate I-80 at mile marker 165. There were no passengers and the pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. FAR 91.155 was violated when this aircraft was operated in instrument meteorological conditions but was only equipped to fly under visual flight rules.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) ON MARCH 13, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST) A SCHWEIZER G-164B, FLOWN BY DAN L. OWING, A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, ALONG WITH TWO AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED LARAMIE, WY WITH A DESTINATION OF TWIN FALLS, ID. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS MST, NEAR RAWLINS, WY THE GROUP OF AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE SNOWSTORMS WHICH FORCED ONE PLANE TO LAND AT RAWLINS. THE OTHER TWO AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING INTO THE SNOWSTORM USING HIGHWAY I-80 AS A REFERENCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MST, THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY MR. OWING IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 2 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE I-80 AT MILE MARKER 165. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. FAR 91.155 WAS VIOLATED WHEN THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BUT WAS ONLY EQUIPPED TO FLY UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.
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