Crash
Dubroff's final flight's path (red) from takeoff to crash (blue circle) |
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, April 11, 1996 8:24 AM MST |
| Type | Deliberate take off because of media commitments Foul weather Pilot error |
| Site | Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 3 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 177B |
| Aircraft name | Cardinal |
| Operator | Joe Reid |
| Registration | N35207 C/n / msn:17702266 |
| Flight origin | Half Moon Bay Airport Half Moon Bay, California, U.S. |
| 1st stopover | Elko Regional Airport Elko, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2nd stopover | Rock Springs – Sweetwater County Airport Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Last stopover | Cheyenne Regional Airport Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Destination | Lincoln Airport Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
At 8:24 AM MST, Dubroff's aircraft, overloaded 96 lbs above its certified maximum takeoff weight, began its takeoff roll from Cheyenne's runway 30 to the northwest, in rain, strong gusty crosswinds and turbulence. According to witnesses, the plane lifted off and climbed slowly, with its nose high and its wings wobbling. It began a gradual right turn, and after reaching an altitude of a few hundred feet, the plane rolled out of its turn, then descended rapidly, crashing at a near-vertical angle into a street in a residential neighborhood. Dubroff, her father, and Reid were all killed by trauma sustained from impact forces. Reid, who was legally the pilot in command for all of Dubroff's flights, was apparently manipulating the controls during this particular flight segment.
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