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STEAMBOAT SPGS, Colorado

November 25, 1989 · NTSB DEN90LA025 · PIPER PA-28 (N6385R)
Serious Injury
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NTSB Narrative

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING OR REVERSING COURSE. THE TERRAIN, WEATHER CONDITIONS, WING ICE, AND TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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Details

NTSB ReportDEN90LA025
AircraftPIPER PA-28
RegistrationN6385R
DamageDEST
FAR Part091
Location40.4896, -106.8306
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