ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369559
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Date: | Wednesday 9 November 1988 |
Time: | 19:40 LT |
Type: | Cessna U206G |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5359U |
MSN: | U20605240 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2845 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Montezuma, IA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Cleveland, OH (KBKL) |
Destination airport: | Rapid City, SD (KRAP) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY CARGO FLIGHT, THE COMMERCIAL PLT SAID HIS ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THAT WITHIN EIGHT MINUTES HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS. HE CONTINUED TOWARD HIS DESTINATION ABOUT 2 MORE HOURS WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATED AND DARKNESS ARRIVED. UNSURE OF HIS LOCATION HE SPOTTED RUNWAY LIGHTS BELOW AND SPIRALED DOWN TO LAND ON THE UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP. DURING THE DOWNWIND LANDING ATTEMPT ON WET TURF HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC89LA021 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA021
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