ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41770
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Date: | Sunday 11 April 1982 |
Time: | 14:15 |
Type: | Cessna 182E Skylane |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N9227X |
MSN: | 18253627 |
Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2841 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Catawissa, PA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Bloomburg, PA |
Destination airport: | Bloomburg, PA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TO ACCUMULATE TIME ON A OVERHAULED ENGINE. THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT CALLED ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT WORKED LIKE NEW AND HE WAS COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED BY WITNESSES TO HAVE CIRCLED THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW ALTITUDE, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE. ABOUT 5 FT OF THE WING SEPARATED AND THE PLANE IMPACTED IN A FARM FIELD ON ROLLING TERRAIN. THE WIRE STRIKE OCCURRED NEAR THE THE HOME OF A FRIEND OF THE PILOT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02553 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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