Piper PA-28-151 accident near Fond Du Lac, WI
On November 11, 1995, a Piper PA-28-151 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fond Du Lac, WI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 11, 1995
- Place
- Fond Du Lac, WI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.839°N, 88.640°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04819
NTSB summary
History of Flight On November 10, 1995, at 2208 central standard time (CST), a Piper PA-28-151, N161FS, was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The commercial pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Grand Forks, North Dakota, en route to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. A visual flight plan had been filed. The pilot had contacted the Grand Forks Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1118 CST to obtain an outlook weather briefing for a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, departing at 1700 CST. He was advised that the terminal forecast for his departure from Grand Forks indicated VFR conditions. The Wisconsin Area Forecast for after 1700 CST indicated marginal VFR conditions with lowered ceilings and lowered visibilities due to snow. The Terminal Forecast for the Central Wisconsin Airport predicted marginal VFR with occasional instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions until 1900 CST. The pilot was advised that VFR flight was not recommended. The Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Appleton, Wisconsin, Terminal Forecasts indicated occasional IFR conditions, with some improvement extending after 1900 CST, but with Green Bay expecting IFR conditions extending beyond 1900 CST. After the pilot had received the weather briefing, he talked to numerous classmates at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The classmates reported that the pilot expressed concern about the weather at his destination. The pilot
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude. Factors included the weather obscuration due to snow and fog, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of recent night flight time.
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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.
