ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369620
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| Date: | Sunday 23 October 1988 |
| Time: | 15:11 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Sevy, Kenneth |
| Registration: | N42676 |
| MSN: | 14969 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harrisonville, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY IN WINDS THAT WERE GUSTING FROM THE NORTHWEST. HE STATED THAT WHILE TAKING OFF TO THE NORTH, HE WAS MAINTAINING A NORMAL RATE OF CLIMB & AIRSPEED, BUT AT APRX 100 FT AGL, THE ACFT ENCTRD A SUDDEN SEVERE DOWNDRAFT & WAS SLAMMED TO THE GROUND. IT IMPACTED IN A RAVINE APRX 1/4 MI FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. THE PLT HAD NEITHER A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE NOR THE REQUIRED BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW. ALSO, THE ACFT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ANNUAL INSPN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89FA011
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 16:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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