Between 16:00 and 21:45 mountain time, a Cessna 172 crashed approximately 11 miles northeast of Lusk while en route from Casper, Wyo., to Rapid City, S.D. The non-instrument rated pilot and his passenger were killed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
Dec. 15, Lusk, Wyo. / Cessna Skyhawk
Between 16:00 and 21:45 mountain time, a Cessna 172 crashed approximately 11 miles northeast of Lusk while en route from Casper, Wyo., to Rapid City, S.D. The non-instrument rated pilot and his passenger were killed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172 crashed approximately 11 miles northeast of Lusk, Wyoming, en route from Casper to Rapid City, resulting in the fatalities of both the pilot and passenger.
- The non-instrument rated pilot was operating in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) without a filed flight plan, which were prevailing at the time of the accident.
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