ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35039
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| Date: | Thursday 23 January 1992 |
| Time: | 22:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Air Sunshine Inc. |
| Registration: | N2714A |
| MSN: | 0209 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13708 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO 520-VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clewiston, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL |
| Sarasota, FL (KSRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT DEPARTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS LAST HEARD FROM WHILE DESCENDING IN ATTEMPT TO REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED THE NEXT DAY AND EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND IN A 50 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
Probable Cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO DESCEND AND REMAIN IN VFR CONDITIONS IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92FA067
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Apr-2024 09:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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