2 fatal · BELLANCA 17-30A · 2011-05-18 · Rock Springs, WY, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR11FA228
Event ID
20110519X55356
Type
Accident
Date
2011-05-18
Location
Rock Springs, WY, USA
Coordinates
42.17361, -108.790557
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BELLANCA
Model
17-30A
Registration
N93577
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue flight into an area of known adverse weather, which resulted in an accumulation of structural ice that led to a loss of control and in-flight breakup. Also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning.