Schweizer G-164B accident near Point Of Rocks, WY
On March 13, 1996, a Schweizer G-164B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Point Of Rocks, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 13, 1996
- Place
- Point Of Rocks, WY
- Aircraft
- Schweizer G-164B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.680°N, 108.780°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05484
NTSB summary
On March 13, 1996, about 1200 mountain standard time, N3632T, a Schweizer G-164B airplane, registered to Ken Spray, Inc, Twin Falls, Idaho, collided with terrain during an uncontrolled descent and was destroyed near Point of Rocks, Wyoming. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The ferry flight departed Laramie, Wyoming, and was destined for Rock Springs, Wyoming. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to an FAA aviation safety inspector from Salt Lake City, Utah, the airplane was flying with two other airplanes immediately prior to the accident. All three airplanes were being ferried to Idaho from Missouri in preparation for a season of agricultural spraying. According to authorities from the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department in Rock Springs, the airplanes encountered "a blizzard" while flying "low" over Interstate 80. One of the airplanes turned back and landed uneventfully in Rawlings, Wyoming. Another airplane continued on to land uneventfully on a highway near Rock Springs, Wyoming. The accident airplane strayed away from the interstate and was later found about 1.5 miles north of the interstate. According to the operator of the airplane, who was flying one of the three airplanes, the flight of three departed from Laramie about 1100. The airplanes encountered worsening weather conditions after passing Rawlings. The operator stated that he "got committed and could not turn around." He followed the interstate, with the accident pilot flying be
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were: the low ceiling and snow.
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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.
