ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37961
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 1982 |
| Time: | 17:18 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201T |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N38231 |
| MSN: | 28R-7703191 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1330 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-FB1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | State Road, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Louis, MO (C) |
| Winston Salem, NC (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED HIS ENGINE HAD QUIT. ARTCC ADVISED THE PLT THAT THE NEAREST airport WAS ELKING AT 12 MI. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER HE REPORTED THAT HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD MAKE THE airport & WAS GOING TO LOOK FOR A FIELD. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES ABOUT 300 FT FROM A PLOWED FIELD. OTHER FIELDS WERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE. THE PLT'S SHOULDER HARNESS WAS STOWED. THE LEFT TANK WAS RUPTURED & EMPTY. PERSONNEL AT THE WRECKAGE REPORTED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 1 INCH OF FUEL. FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UPPER ENGINE CASE SUPPLY LINE FITTING AT THE FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE. FUEL STAINS WERE ALSO NOTED FORWARD OF THE RUBBER COUPLING THAT JOINS THE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSED AIR LINE TO THE UPSTREAM (AFT) END OF THE THROTTLE BODY. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02852
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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