ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37376
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1983 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5509V |
| MSN: | 32-7700016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 886 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newton, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Des Moines, IA (DSM) |
| Fairfield, IA (FFL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT TOOK OFF ON A X-COUNTRY FLT AT NIGHT. WHEN ADVISED OF WX ALONG HIS ROUTE, HE REQUESTED & RECIEVED RADAR ADVISORIES. A SHORT TIME LATER, HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN A STORM. FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE RADAR CONTROLLER WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE PLT WHILE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE. DURING THAT TIME, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN TERRIBLE WX CONDITIONS & HAD ENCOUNTERED BAD TURBULENCE. THE PASSENGER THEN BEGAN TO TALK ON THE RADIO FOR THE PLT. HE REPORTED THAT THEY WERE 'IN TROUBLE, IN BIG TROUBLE' & THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO FLY STRAIGHT & LEVEL. THE PASSENGER'S LAST TRANSMISSION WAS: 'WE'RE 2000 GOING UP & DOWN, WE'RE GOING DOWN.' A FARMER WAS AWAKEN BY THE ACFT CIRCLING HIS HOUSE. HE HEARD THE ACFT CLIMBING & DIVING BEFORE IT CRASHED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT IMPACTED RISING GROUND IN AN AREA OF ROLLING TERRAIN. THE WITNESS SAID THE WIND WAS BLOWING & RAIN WAS FALLING. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X43457
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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