ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209698
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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 2018 |
| Time: | 15:58 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Araxos Aeroclub |
| Registration: | SX-SEX |
| MSN: | 28-7425044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Skaloma in Fokida -
 Greece
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kopaida |
| Messolonghi | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIASB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The light plane crashed under unknown circumstances at a roadside. One occupant died in the crash, another was seriously injured. The second occupant later died from the injuries sustained in the crash.
Root Cause:
Loss of engine power due to fuel flow restriction to the engine because of the almost complete coverage of the fuel filter with an acrylic resin layer.
Contributing Factors
- The collision of the Aircraft with the cable.
- Fuel depletion in the left tank.
- The non-application of the recommended tank change procedure according to the Pilots Operating Manual.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ekathimerini.com/227932/article/ekathimerini/news/one-dead-after-single-engine-aircraft-crashes-in-fokida
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/04/21/one-dead-after-two-seater-plane-crashes-in-fokida-central-greece-video/
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2018-04/22/content_50937487.htm
https://www.facebook.com/pg/araxosaeroclub/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1911716645759598 Aircraft Information
http://www.hawkshellas.com/2018/04/apokleistiko-sto-hawks-piper-pa-28-140-cherokee-charastiristiko-sx-sex_1/
http://www.hawkshellas.com/2018/04/apokleistiko-sto-hawks-piper-pa-28-140-cherokee-charastiristiko-sx-sex_1/
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https://www.facebook.com/pg/araxosaeroclub/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1945546842376578
Media:
Two Dead after Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee plane Crashes in Fokida, Central Greece (video) | https://t.co/2Fl0IrM3KO https://t.co/jVume1KWXv pic.twitter.com/yJeTdeBm77
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 21 avril 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2018 15:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Apr-2018 15:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 21-Apr-2018 15:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2018 16:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2018 20:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2018 20:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Apr-2018 06:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2021 17:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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