Piper PA-24-250 accident near Mcintosh, SD
On December 22, 1993, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mcintosh, SD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 22, 1993
- Place
- Mcintosh, SD
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.921°N, 101.349°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13841
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 21, 1993, at 1930 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-24-250, N8003P, registered to Gerald S. Olmstead of Berryton, Kansas, and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it collided with a hill during cruise flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had been operating on a VFR flight plan with air traffic control flight following services. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Colorado Springs, Colorado, at 1540. Before departure the pilot obtained four separate preflight weather briefings. During his first briefing, at 0759, the pilot was advised that a "... front has pushed through and is well southeast of your entire route ... ." The briefer said that scattered to broken clouds existed in Nebraska and the visibility was more than 20 miles. He said that clouds in South Dakota were between 5,000 and 7,000 feet above ground level (agl) with unrestricted visibilities. The briefer told the pilot that North Dakota had "... some station's IFR in fog and low stratus ... ." The pilot obtained a second weather briefing at 1014. The pilot was told there were no amendments to the original forecast he obtained approximately two hours previously. The briefer stated, "That really isn't any change I mean that's about what they expect all day." The pilot filed a VFR flight plan and concluded his conversation. The pilot obtained a third weather briefing at 1218. The briefer told the pilot that "... we'll have a weak cold front coming through probably around midnight tonight,
Probable cause
was continued VFR flight into IMC and the failure to maintain clearance with the terrain. Factors associated with this accident were an inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, snow and the rising terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
