Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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On December 19, 2015, a Piper Lance carrying five occupants departs from San Jose, CA, en route to Henderson, NV. Despite a poor weather forecast, the pilot and his family are flying to their old hometown for a friend’s surprise party that evening. As conditions worsen along the route, the non-instrument rated pilot presses on, and eventually accepts an IFR clearance to fly into IMC – a decision that clinches the fate of the five on board.
Watch this accident recreation from the AOPA Air Safety Institute, where we seek to understand the circumstances that led to this tragic flight.
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Link to certificate of completion and ASI transcript: bit.ly/ACSBlindOverCert
On December 19, 2015, a Piper Lance carrying five occupants departs from San Jose, CA, en route to Henderson, NV. Despite a poor weather forecast, the pilot and his family are flying to their old hometown for a friend’s surprise party that evening. As conditions worsen along the route, the non-instrument rated pilot presses on, and eventually accepts an IFR clearance to fly into IMC – a decision that clinches the fate of the five on board.
Watch this accident recreation from the AOPA Air Safety Institute, where we seek to understand the circumstances that led to this tragic flight.
