SERS · Taylorcraft F19 · 2001-11-08 · Backus, MN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI02LA023
Event ID
20011128X02305
Type
Accident
Date
2001-11-08
Location
Backus, MN, USA
Coordinates
46.820907, -94.510131
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Taylorcraft
Model
F19
Registration
N20002
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and his continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot becoming lost/disoriented in the weather, visual lookout by the pilot during the descent not possible, the pilot's lack of certification to fly in instrument meteorological conditions, the low ceiling, the fog, and the tree.