19961203046439A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Regan, ND · December 3, 1996

Date: December 3, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place: Regan, ND
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N30255
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA036
Reported as: Cessna 177

N30255Registration cancelled Oct 31, 1998 · Cessna 177S/N 17701153 Airframe modelCessna 177

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was enroute from harvey, ND to bismarck, ND at approximately 4,000'. He was above cloud layer and descended through hole in cloud layer. Visibility and ceiling went down and pilot decided to lane in open field. Aircraft sustained major damage to forward structure. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM HARVEY, ND TO BISMARCK, ND AT APPROXIMATELY 4,000'. HE WAS ABOVE CLOUD LAYER AND DESCENDED THROUGH HOLE IN CLOUD LAYER. VISIBILITY AND CEILING WENT DOWN AND PILOT DECIDED TO LANE IN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO FORWARD STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI97LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRegan, NDthe pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Factors were clouds, the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his poor evaluation of the weather, and the encounter with unsuitable terrain for landing.Dec 3, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N30255 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19971228044519AScud Running · Ft Leonard Wood, MODeparted VFR into IMC in heavy snow showers. Lost control. Crashed. Found 4 months later. (.4)the non-instrument rated pilot obtained outlook and abbreviated weather briefings before departing on an extended cross country. During the abbreviated weather…Dec 28, 1997 · Destroyed · 1 fatal