ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377489
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Date: | Saturday 30 March 1985 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-32-260 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3744W |
MSN: | 32-658 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2350 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Blairsville, GA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Anderson, IN (KAID) |
Destination airport: | Athens, GA (KAHN) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING FLT, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED UNFAVORABLE WINDS & RAIN, THEN BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT HIS FUEL SUPPLY. HE DIVERTED TO BLAIRSVILLE & WAS LANDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ACFT SIDE WAYS. THE PLT RE-ALIGNED THE ACFT WITH THE RWY, BUT IT SUDDENLY DROPPED & LANDED HARD. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL85LA126 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL85LA126
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Mar-2024 12:16 |
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