2 fatal · Young GLASAIR III · 1998-04-17 · ST. MARTINVILLE, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW98FA185
Event ID
20001211X09843
Type
Accident
Date
1998-04-17
Location
ST. MARTINVILLE, LA, USA
Coordinates
30.12017, -91.829826
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Young
Model
GLASAIR III
Registration
N238BC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft as a result of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were turbulence, clouds, dark night and lack of an instrument rating.