ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13864
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| Date: | Friday 17 August 1979 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 Seneca |
| Owner/operator: | Ross B. Wangsgard |
| Registration: | N32418 |
| MSN: | 34-7570020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wendover, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wendover, Utah |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 17, 1979 when crashed during initial climb out from Wendover Utah: no ground reference points in direction of take off, aircraft flying on a dark night, and had only 5 hours instrument flying time. Pilot's blood alcohol level was 0.056%. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN79FA056 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34457&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=32418
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Nov-2016 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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