ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35471
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| Date: | Saturday 24 May 1997 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-301T |
| Owner/operator: | Suzanne A Isaacs |
| Registration: | N83211 |
| MSN: | 32-8124006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2839 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bend, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord, CA (KCCR) |
| Redmond, OR (KRDM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The last radio communications from the pilot indicated that they were in instrument meteorological conditions and experiencing updrafts and picking up ice on the structure. Widely scattered thunderstorms and rain were reported in the area. Light to occasional moderate rime and mixed icing in the precipitation was reported from the freezing level to 12,000 feet. Moderate turbulence was reported for the entire state. Witnesses on the ground heard the sound of the engine but could not see the airplane. The witnesses reported that a 'pretty nasty looking cloud' with the sounds of thunder was in the area when they heard a sound similar to a sonic boom. After this sound, the aircraft's engine was no longer heard. Evidence at the accident site indicated that the aircraft broke-up in flight. The left wing separated at the root, the right wing separated about 109 inches from the root. Both the horizontal stabilizers and the vertical stabilizer separated from the empennage. Metallurgical examination of the fractured components were typical of overstress separations. Both the wings and the horizontal stabilator failed in a downward loading condition.
Probable Cause: Overload of the airframe structure. Thunderstorms and turbulence were factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97FA120
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1992 | N83211 | Feverhelm Transportation, Inc | 0 | Van Nuys, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 15:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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