- Date
- December 31, 1988, 15:22 local (22:22 UTC)
- Place
- Ogden, UT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65PWBeech B24R
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881231062309A
- Case key
- 17655
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated plt rcvd a wx briefing & filed an IFR flt pln. He tkof on rwy 34 at 1517 MST with low ceiling &restricted vis due to fog & lgt snow. The twr ctlr saw the acft lift-off at the rwy's end, then lost sight of it. Soon thereafter, the plt said he was unable to gain alt & was rtrng to the arpt. He was clrd to lnd on any rwy. Due to wx, twr psnl didn't see the acft until it was ese of the arpt in a rgt pattern, it then disappeared fm their view again (in wx) bfr crashing. The plt stated that drg tkof, the eng bgn running rough at abt 200' AGL & lost partial pwr. He said hecircled back to the arpt at min speed, losing abt 50' per min, dodging bldgs & trees. He atmtd to lnd on rwy 34, but theacft nrly stalled. He then atmtd to lnd on rwy 3, but the acft hit the perimeter fence & slid to a stop. No preimpact mech prblm was fnd. The 1525 MST wx at Ogden was, in part: 700' obscured, vis 3/4 mi with fog & light snow, temp 30, dewpoint 27. According to icing probability charts, carb icing conds prevailed. Arpt elev was 4470'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65PW
- Reported as
- Beech B24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MC-377
- Airframe hours
- 2,742
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kansas College Of Technology
- Registered owner
- Kansas College Of Tech.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 15, 1988 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- OGD
- Destination
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OGD · Ogden Muni, runway 3, 8,252 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 258 total · 30 in this make and model · 226 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OGD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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