ATC radar data flight track of the WACO YKC. [Courtesy: NTSB]
Key Takeaways:
The NTSB's preliminary report indicates that thick fog and low visibility were likely key factors in the fatal June 30 crash of a 1934 WACO YKC in Selden, Kansas, which killed its owners, Dave and Jeanne Allen.
The accomplished pilot couple, flying a VFR-only antique aircraft, were aware of deteriorating weather, had diverted from their original destination, and communicated attempts to avoid the conditions before takeoff.
Radar data shows the aircraft making climbing turns before rapidly descending in a right bank and impacting the ground in a nose-down attitude, consistent with a loss of control.
Weather may have been a key factor in the fatal crash of a 1934 WACO YKC in Selden, Kansas, in June, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
The antique aircraft’s owners—Dave and Jeanne Allen—were killed in the June 30 accident.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
