Grimm CAVALIER SA102.5 N413P

Summary

On 25 July 1991 at about 17:00 local time, a Grimm CAVALIER SA102.5 registered N413P, operated by Grimm, Larry W., was involved in an accident near McAlester, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 1991 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McAlester, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

McAlester (MLC)

Coordinates

34.9207, -95.7594

Aircraft

Grimm CAVALIER SA102.5

Registration

N413P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Grimm, Larry W.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ennis → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW91DPJ03

2 people died.

THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO IMC AND HIS SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A DAYLIGHT FLIGHT FROM ENNIS, OKLAHOMA, TO OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TRANSITIONED FROM VFR TO IFR FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE FORECASTED INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS AND EXPRESSED HIS CONCERN AS TO THE WEATHER. HE DISCUSSED THE WEATHER WITH OTHER PILOTS, AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT HE NOT PROCEED WITH THE FLIGHT UNTIL THE WEATHER FRONT HAD PASSED. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH NO FORWARD MOVEMENT AND WITH EVIDENCE OF SOME ROTATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.