Aviation accident CHI97FA024

1 fatal · Cessna 177B · 1996-11-05 · CHANCELLOR, SD, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI97FA024
Event ID: 20001208X06997
Type: Accident
Date: 1996-11-05
Location: CHANCELLOR, SD, USA
Coordinates: 43.370281, -96.980453

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 177B
Registration: N34994
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

the pilot's attempted flight with known deficiencies in equipment, his initiating VFR flight into IMC conditions, his spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane. Factors were fog, dark night, and inoperative directional gyro.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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