- Date
- February 5, 1988, 14:58 local (21:58 UTC)
- Place
- Roswell, NM
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8417FPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 17352
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
In-flight planning/decision - improperFactor
Weather evaluation - inaccurateFactor
Flight into known adverse weather - initiatedCause
Weather condition - snowFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Weather condition - whiteoutFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Spatial disorientationFactor
Lack of total instrument timeFactor
Terrain condition - snow covered
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8417F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287790245
- Airframe hours
- 2,825
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Executive Aircraft Int'L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1987 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- 4AC · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- ROW · Roswell, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 12 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Observed at
- ROW