Date & Time: Sep 26, 1966 at 1217 LT
Registration:
N500JR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Platte - Platte
MSN:
1121-065
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
4
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
5200
Captain / Total hours on type:
200
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Platte Airport for a local pleasance flight with four passengers and a pilot on board. While flying in marginal weather conditions, the airplane was approaching the Robbins Ranch at low height when control was lost. The airplane overturned then crashed in an open field, killing all five occupants. At the time of the accident, weather was slightly worse than forecasted with low ceiling and rain.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the loss of control could not be determined. However, the assumption that the pilot suffered a spatial disorientation was not ruled out.
Final Report:
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