Western ND: Piper Pacer - 1 Fatality

[ArnoldPalmer]

https://www.valleynewslive.com/2020/11/08/fargo-man-killed-in-plane-crash-in-dunn-county/

RIP.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

„A non-instrument rated private pilot (issued five months ago) taking off in a 1953 PA-22-135 from a "private runway" into freezing fog at night?“

That is insane to say the least.
Waiting for the blood test...

I will also be very curious to hear more of the explanation for this. It boggles the mind. Could he really have been that clueless about weather after finishing his private?

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

It was the opening weekend of deer gun season here and it is somewhat common for hunters from eastern ND to travel to western ND to hunt. I wouldn't be surprised if we learn that he was hunting in western ND and had to get home to Fargo for something on Sunday or Monday.

Yes, maybe bad get-there-it’s and not realizing how truly dangerous a situation this was.