Glasair Glasair III accident near Cheyenne, WY
On April 7, 2008, a Glasair Glasair III (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 7, 2008
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Aircraft
- Glasair Glasair III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.549°N, 104.882°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080410X00448
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 7, 2008, about 1530 mountain daylight time, an amateur built Glasair III airplane, C-GGTM, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Cheyenne, Wyoming, while maneuvering. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was killed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the nearest official weather reporting station and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed in the accident area. The personal cross-country flight originated from the South Big Horn County Airport (GEY), Greybull, Wyoming, about 1415 with an intended destination of Larned-Pawnee County Airport (LQR), near Larned, Kansas. No flight plan was filed. A witness located adjacent to the accident site reported hearing an airplane fly overhead at a low altitude followed by a muffled "thud" shortly thereafter. The witness located the wreckage a few minutes later and called 911. The witness added that at the time he heard the airplane fly over, visibility was around 100 to 150 feet with near "whiteout" conditions due to heavy falling snow. Radar data provided by the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) indicated that radar contact with the accident airplane was initially obtained about 21 miles northeast of Worland, Wyoming at an altitude of 14,900 feet mean sea level at 1429:10. Radar data depicted the airplanes flight path was oriented on a southeasterly course at an altitude of 15,500 feet msl until 1515:13, where the airplan
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological weather conditions. Contributing to the accident were low ceilings, snow and whiteout conditions.
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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.
