ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39774
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| Date: | Saturday 4 January 1986 |
| Time: | 18:14 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P-350 Mojave |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9253Y |
| MSN: | 31P-8414030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norco, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, Greer, South Carolina (G |
| Moisant Field International Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana (MSY/KMSY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT INITIATED AN ILS APPROACH IN BELOW MINIMUM WEATHER CONDITIONS SHORTLY AFTER NIGHT FALL. HE WAS GIVEN A "LOW ALTITUDE" ALERT, BUT CONTINUED THE APPROACH. HE ANNOUNCED A MISSED APPROACH, AND INDICATED PROBLEMS CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE. HE THEN DECLARED AN UNSPECIFIED EMERGENCY, AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO A LARGER AIRPORT, IN SPITE OF WORSENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
HE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 2,100 FEET, BUT COMMENCED ANOTHER ILS APPROACH DESPITE PREVIOUS DIFFICULTIES. RADAR DATA INDICATES EXCESSIVE MANEUVERING TO INTERCEPT THE INBOUND COURSE, WITH WIDE VARIATIONS IN GROUND SPEED AND ALTITUDE. FOLLOWING A STEEP CLIMB AT A LOW GROUND SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED BELOW RADAR COVERAGE.
WITNESSES INDICATED IRREGULAR ENGINE SOUNDS AS THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TIGHT LEVEL TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE PRIOR TO IMPACTING TREES IN A NEAR LEVEL ATTITUDE. ON-SCENE EVIDENCE SHOWS POWER WAS BEING PRODUCED FROM BOTH ENGINES UPON IMPACT. POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE WRECKAGE.
REGISTRATION N9253Y CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON MAY 2, 1988
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW86FA031 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010110X00162&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9253Y
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1986/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-norco-2-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/la/N9253Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-May-2015 16:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2015 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Oct-2017 22:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 07-Oct-2017 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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