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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Lusk, WY · December 15, 2000

Date: December 15, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place: Lusk, WY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4223F
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01FA028
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N4223FRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2001 · Cessna 172S/N 46123 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Non-instrument rated pilot filed no flight plan, obtained no preflight weather brief and expereinced controlled flight into terrain during instrument meteorological conditions. Unable to secure maintenance records for this a/c. accident is being investigated by fbi, us customs and dea.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FILED NO FLIGHT PLAN, OBTAINED NO PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF AND EXPEREINCED CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN DURING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO SECURE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THIS A/C. ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY FBI, US CUSTOMS AND DEA.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN01FA028Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLusk, WYthe pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing, low…Dec 16, 2000 · Substantial damage