ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381270
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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1983 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F35 |
| Owner/operator: | Peter Gordon Griffin |
| Registration: | CGGHP |
| MSN: | D-4092 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3202 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental E-225-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elkin, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte, NC (KCLT) |
| Pittsburg, PA (KPIT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING HIS 1010 WX BRIEFING FOR THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF FLT, THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT SHOWERS WERE EXPECTED IN WEST VIRGINIA & THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN VFR BELOW CLOUDS ALONG THE MOUNTAINOUS ROUTE. THE BRIEFER SUGGESTEDAN ALTERNATE ROUTE FURTHER EAST. THE PLT, HOWEVER, FILED A VFR FLT PLAN VIA THE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED WESTERN ROUTE. WITNESSES HEARD ENG SOUNDS AS THE ACFT APPARENTLY APPROACHED A BLACK CLOUD. THE ACFT WAS NOT SEEN, HOWEVER, UNTIL IT SPIRALED OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BLACK CLOUD WITH ONE WING MISSING. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, RAIN BEGAN FALLING & LIGHTNING WAS OBSERVED IN THE CLOUDS. THE 1305 TRI-CITY, TN RADAR PHOTOGRAPH SHOWED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE & A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEST OF THE ELKIN AREA.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83AA305
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2024 01:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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