On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 02:33:41 GMT, (Ron Lee)
wrote:


But your statement suggests significant failure of the flight
instruments. Is that typical for that aircraft?


Over the years COPA has had move than a few posts of pilots have
instrument failures. Sometimes multiple failures. The multiple
failures were all in VFR conditions so the pilots could report the
problem. One had multiple instrument failures combined with a
parachute failure but that pilot was able to land in a field after
broke out near the ground (Lexington, Ky.). Anytime a plane has a
large number of individual component failures eventually some will
happen together and sooner or later they will happen in the worst
possible conditions.