What happened
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N77CF collided with a power pole approximately one-half mile short of the approach end of runway 03 at ogden-hinkley airport (kogd). After colliding with the pole, the airplane made contact with trees and two houses until it came to rest where the aircraft was destroyed in an ensuing fire. The airman sustained burns from the ensuing fire. The aircraft departed from hurricane, Utah about 75 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot filed and activated an IFR flight plan while airborne near verne intersection (south of tooele, UT). At the time of the accident, the airplane was being operated in IMC conditions. ATIS uniform at kogd indicated one-quarter mile visibility, haze, 400 fee overcast, and winds from 320 at 04 knots. Weather conditions at kogd: at 17:45 winds nw 3, 0.50 visibility in haze, clouds: ovc 004. At 17:50 winds nw 3, 0.25 visibility in haze, clouds: sct 001, ovc 004.
As the FAA filed it
N77CF COLLIDED WITH A POWER POLE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 03 AT OGDEN-HINKLEY AIRPORT (KOGD). AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE POLE, THE AIRPLANE MADE CONTACT WITH TREES AND TWO HOUSES UNTIL IT CAME TO REST WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN AN ENSUING FIRE. THE AIRMAN SUSTAINED BURNS FROM THE ENSUING FIRE.THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM HURRICANE, UTAH ABOUT 75 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FILED AND ACTIVATED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHILE AIRBORNE NEAR VERNE INTERSECTION (SOUTH OF TOOELE, UT). AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED IN IMC CONDITIONS. ATIS UNIFORM AT KOGD INDICATED ONE-QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY, HAZE, 400 FEE OVERCAST, AND WINDS FROM 320 AT 04 KNOTS. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT KOGD: AT 17:45 WINDS NW 3, 0.50 VISIBILITY IN HAZE, CLOUDS: OVC 004. AT 17:50 WINDS NW 3, 0.25 VISIBILITY IN HAZE, CLOUDS: SCT 001, OVC 004.
NTSB investigation
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