- Date
- December 29, 1969
- Place
- Vermillion, SD · VERMILLION, SD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7201YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149729
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3834 69/12/29 VERMILLION,S DAK PIPER PA-30 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 7000 TIME - 2205 N7201Y PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIDSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERMILLION,S DAK FT.COLLINS,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS GROUND FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TOOK OFF INTO FOG AT NITE. RECOVERY DATE 12/31/69.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7201Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Davidson
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