ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378635
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Date: | Thursday 23 August 1984 |
Time: | 17:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-36-300 |
Owner/operator: | George Cunningham |
Registration: | N2397Y |
MSN: | 36-8160023 |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lorenzo, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:AFTER COMPLETION OF A SWATH RUN THE ACFT TURNED RIGHT AND THEN LEFT BEFORE IT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A LEFT BANK AND NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT RECOVER FROM THE LEFT TURN WHEN FULL RIGHT STICK TRAVEL WAS APPLIED. THE ACFT WAS PURCHASED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT DATE. ACCORDING TO THE PT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF RIG AND REQUIRED MOVEMENT OF CONTROL STICK HALFWAY TO THE RIGHT TO FLY STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. FOUR FLIGHTS WERE MADE BY THE PLT WITH THE ACFT IN THIS CONDITION. THE PLT DID NOT COMPLETE AN NTSB 6120.1 FORM AS REQUESTED BY THE FAA COORDINATOR. BECAUSE OF THIS, MUCH OF THE DATA NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE 6102.4 IS MISSING AND CODED UNK/NR.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW84LA365 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA365
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Mar-2024 10:46 |
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