ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39921
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1986 |
| Time: | 03:47 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5258W |
| MSN: | 28-303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1827 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Winton, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ahoskie, NC (ASJ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE THE FLT, THE STUDENT PLT & PASSENGERS HAD BEEN SOCIALIZING & DRINKING BEER. AT APRX 0200 EDT, WHILE AT A FRIEND'SHOME NEAR MURFREESBORO, NC, THEY DECIDED TO GO FLYING. AT ABOUT 0300, AN ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO FLY OVER THE FRIEND'S HOME AT LOW ALT, THEN IT DEPARTED THE AREA & DID NOT RETURN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED NEAR WINTON, NC & WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT. THE NEEDLE OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE INSTRUMENT FACE AT 142 MPH. ALSO, THE ACFT'S CLOCK WAS DAMAGED & HAD STOPPED AT 0347. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE PLANE WAS IN A 22 DEG DIVE WITH ABOUT A 30 DEG RGT BANK WHEN IT CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FND; HOWEVER, THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIR. TOXICOLOGY CHECKS OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 90 MG% (0.090%), COCAINE LVL OF 0.09 MG% & BENZOYLECGONINE LVL OF 0.11 MG%. THE PLT HAD ONLY ABOUT 3 HRS OF NIGHT FLYING TIME. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33208
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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