ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36687
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1984 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Piper L-21-A |
| Owner/operator: | Carmean |
| Registration: | N10468 |
| MSN: | 18937 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5885 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Selbyville, DE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Selbyville, DE |
| Ocean City, MD (N80) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT THE CONCLUSION OF TOWING BANNERS WITH NO PAX ON BOARD, THE ACFT WAS LANDED AND TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL. THE PLT THEN REENTERED THE ACFT AND AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE GOT IN THE REAR SEAT WITH THE INTENSION OF FLYING TO A NEARBY AIRPORT FOR A PLT EXCHANGE. DURING TAKEOFF THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO GRADUALLY CLIMB OFF THE TURF RWY TO AN ALT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN A BUILDING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE ACTIVE RWY. IT WAS THEN SEEN TO PULL UP AND COLLIDE WITH TELEPHONE CABLES OFF THE END OF THE RWY. PWR LINES LOCATED IMMEDIATELY IN BACK OF THE CABLES DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF DAMAGE. TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES AND THE DENSITY ALT OF APRX 2100 FT. NO EVIDENCEOF ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION WAS UNCOVERED DURING THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40604
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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