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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Casper, WY · May 17, 2002

Date: May 17, 2002 · 02:45 local
Place: Casper, WY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1211D
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN02FA043
Reported as: Cessna 170A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N1211DRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2002 · Cessna 170AS/N 20112 · Built 1951 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 0300 mountain daylight time Cessna, N1211D, collided with the terrain 13 miles west of natrona county international airport, fatally injuring the pilot and destroying the aircraft. The pilot possibly entered mvfr/ifr conditions and became disoriented. Block 25: he filed a VFR flight plan with the reported weather at the airport with a ceiling of 1,500 scattered, 2,000 overcast, and the altimeter setting of 30.20. The weather at the accident site was unknown and altimeter recovered there had a setting of 30.31. The aircraft was not IFR certified and the pilot was not instrument rated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0300 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME CESSNA, N1211D, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN 13 MILES WEST OF NATRONA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT POSSIBLY ENTERED MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS AND BECAME DISORIENTED. BLOCK 25: HE FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE REPORTED WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WITH A CEILING OF 1,500 SCATTERED, 2,000 OVERCAST, AND THE ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.20. THE WEATHER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS UNKNOWN AND ALTIMETER RECOVERED THERE HAD A SETTING OF 30.31. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IFR CERTIFIED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN02FA043Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCasper, WYthe pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor contributing to this accident was the fog.May 17, 2002 · Destroyed