ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42113
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1989 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3100B |
| MSN: | 17025342 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3384 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sarasota, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota, FL (OXO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS MANEUVERING TO SPOT CATTLE FOR A GROUND CREW WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS A TURN WAS MADE TO REVERSE DIRECTION, THE PLT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO LOOKING FOR COWS AND THE AIRSPEED WAS ALLOWED TO DECREASE. THE AIRPLANE THEN STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN FROM WHICH IT CRASHED INTO TREES AND THE GROUND. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO SPOT CATTLE FOR A GROUND CREW.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28611
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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