1 fatal · Beech V35B · 2002-01-28 · American Fork, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN02LA023
Event ID
20020207X00195
Type
Accident
Date
2002-01-28
Location
American Fork, UT, USA
Coordinates
40.46611, -111.720275
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
V35B
Registration
N1176T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's poor judgment in that he intentionally initiated VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were low ceiling and obscuration, and the pilot's lack of recent instrument time.