ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 3560
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| Date: | Saturday 22 December 1979 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Hudson & Marshall Inc |
| Registration: | N724N |
| MSN: | LJ-82 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Leeville, Louisiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Houston-Intercontinental Airport, Texas (IAH/KIAH) |
| Tampa, Florida | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) December 22, 1975 when creash into the sea near Leeville, Louisiana. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. Accoarding to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION; EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
FACTOR(S)
PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE/INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING
WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW80FA028 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=33610&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=724N
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Nov-2016 16:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 05:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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