ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42781
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| Date: | Saturday 8 May 1982 |
| Time: | 21:09 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft J35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Budds Rentals Incorporated |
| Registration: | N8376D |
| MSN: | D-5506 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Magan, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gary, IN |
| Owensboro, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT ABOUT 2017 EDT, APPROACH CONTROL CLEARED THE PILOT TO DESCEND FROM 7000 FT TO 2500 FT AND BEGAN PROVIDING VECTORS FOR AN ILS APPROACH. ABOUT 9 MINUTES LATER, APPROACH CONTROL ADVISED THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, BUT NO REPLY WAS RECEIVED. AT ABOUT 2042, RADIO CONTACT WAS REESTABLISHED AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LOST HIS "LEVEL INSTRUMENTS" AND WOULD RETURN TO TERRA HAUTE, IN. SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSIONS REVEALED A LOSS OF THE ATTITUDE AND HEADING INDICATORS. THE PILOT CONTINUED FLYING FOR A WHILE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL HIS ALTITUDE, AIRSPEED, OR HEADING. AT ABOUT 2109, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE PLANE GO IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS WHICH HE ESTIMATED WERE ABOUT 100 FT HIGH. HE SAID THE PLANE THEN CIRCLED FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES, WHILE IT WAS CLIMBING AND DIVING. ALSO, HE STATED HE SAW THE PLANE JUST AS IT CAME OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND GO INTO THE TREES ABOUT 600 YARDS FROM HIS POSITION. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE BEECH J35 INCLUDES VACUUM-OPERATED DIRECTIONAL & ATTITUDE GYROS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02885
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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