ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36278
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| Date: | Friday 3 February 1984 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402 |
| Owner/operator: | Tartan Leasing |
| Registration: | N6814G |
| MSN: | 402C0647 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 368 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jaffrey, NH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Concord, NH (CON) |
| Morristown, NJ (MMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT HAD FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN; HOWEVER, HE TOOK OFF IN VFR CONDITIONS & DID NOT ACTIVATE THE FLT PLAN. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE LATTER PART OF THE FLT WAS FLOWN AT 6300 FT, THEN AT 1712:39 EST, A DESCENT WAS BEGUN. ONE MINUTE LATER, THE FLT WAS LAST RECORDED AT 3700 FT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED NEAR THE TOP OF A 3165 FT MOUNTAIN. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 3000 FT. THE TERRAIN WAS ROCKY & COVERED WITH ICE & SNOW WHEN THE INVESTIGATORS ARRIVED AT THE CRASH SITE. APRX 8 MI WEST-NORTHWEST AT KEENE, NH, THE 1755 EST WX WAS, IN PART, 3200 FT BROKEN, 5500 FT OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 10 MI, WIND FROM 130 DEG AT 10 KTS. THE ELEVATION OF THE DILLANT-HOPKINS airport AT KEENE WAS 487 FT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38890
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] |
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