ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36728
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| Date: | Monday 26 November 1984 |
| Time: | 17:01 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172A |
| Owner/operator: | Cfc Corporation |
| Registration: | N7415T |
| MSN: | 47015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3078 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hammond, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kennedy, TX (2R9) |
| Covington, LA (LAO8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
NON-STOP ENDURANCE FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL IS 4.2 HRS IN NORMAL CRUISE. CALCULATED ETE FOR PLT'S REPORTED ROUTE OF FLIGHT IS 4.0 HRS (NON-STOP, NO WIND, NORMAL CRUISE). TIME FROM INTIAL DEPARTURE TO MISHAP WAS 6.0 HRS. ACFT OF THIS DISCRIPTION WAS OBSERVED TO LAND AT AN EN ROUTE airport AND DEPART WITHOUT REFUELING. PLT CALLED UNICOM AT airport 25 MILES FROM DESTINATION, REPORTING LOW FUEL STATE. ACFT OBSERVED IN APPARENT POWER-OFF GLIDE ON LONG STRAIGHT-IN TO RUNWAY. ABOUT 1.3 MILES FROM THRESHOLD, ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A STEEP DECENDING 270 DEGREE TURN TOWARD SMALL OPEN AREA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ACFT IMPACTED TREES SHORT OF OPEN AREA IN 90-DEGREE BANK AT ABOUT 25 FT AGL. NO EVIDENCE FUEL ON BOARD AT IMPACT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41572
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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