20051228030399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Lavista, NE · December 28, 2005

Date: December 28, 2005 · 23:55 local
Place: Lavista, NE
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9072J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06FA057
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 264 total50 in the last 90 days

N9072JRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2006 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3108 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed mle in dense fog. PIC was not instrument rated. Aircraft impacted ground at a steep angle. AWOS reported at 2350 wind calm, visibility 1.25, fog/mist, overcast 300 ft. a witness observed the aircraft just prior to impact and states visibility was approximately 50 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MLE IN DENSE FOG. PIC WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE. AWOS REPORTED AT 2350 WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 1.25, FOG/MIST, OVERCAST 300 FT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT AND STATES VISIBILITY WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI06FA057Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportLa Vista, NEThe non-instrument rated pilot not maintaining aircraft control and not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain during takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were the low ceilings, night conditions present, and the pilot's…Dec 29, 2005 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9072J · 1

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

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