The airplane impacted a hill at about 0655 Mountain time shortly after departure, killing the two private pilots. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Instrument conditions prevailed; no flight plan had been filed. The debris stretched over 200 feet from the first impact on a bearing of 280 degrees. The accident site elevation was about 6850 feet MSL. At 0656, a local weather observation reported calm wind, 10 miles visibility, scattered clouds at 800 feet, broken clouds at 1500 feet and an overcast at 2200 feet.
January 23, 2009, Flagstaff, Ariz., Cessna 205
The airplane impacted a hill at about 0655 Mountain time shortly after departure, killing the two private pilots. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Instrument conditions prevailed; no flight plan had been filed. The debris stretched over 200 feet from the first impact on a bearing of 280 degrees. The accident site elevation was about 6850 feet MSL. At 0656, a local weather observation reported calm wind, 10 miles visibility, scattered clouds at 800 feet, broken clouds at 1500 feet and an overcast at 2200 feet.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane crashed into a hill shortly after departure around 0655 Mountain time, killing two private pilots and sustaining substantial damage.
- Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, with local weather reporting low clouds (scattered at 800 ft, broken at 1500 ft, overcast at 2200 ft).
- No flight plan had been filed for the flight.
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