ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42878
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 February 1983 |
| Time: | 19:49 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Products |
| Registration: | N37365 |
| MSN: | EA-149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Addison, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth, TX (FTW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED, STUDENT PLT USED ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME WHILE FILING AN INSTRUMENT FLT PLAN. WHEN HE CONTACTED GROUND CONTROL FOR DEPARTURE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE airport HAD JUST BECOME IFR. AFTER SOME CONFUSION CONCERNING CANCELING & FILING FLT PLANS, HE WAS ISSUED AN IFR CLEARANCE. HE WAS ASKED IF HE WAS INSTRUMENT QUALIFIED AND EQUIPPED AND HE REPLIED 'THAT IS CORRECT.' DURING HIS ARRIVL AT ADDISON, TX, THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO LAND FROM AN ILS APCH, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE APCH. TOWER & APCH CONTROL PERSONNEL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE STUDENT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED A 2ND APCH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE STUDENT TRANSMITTED MAYDAY CALLS, JUST BEFORE CRASHING. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT CAME OUT OF THE OVERCAST, THE REENTERED THE OVERCAST, BEFORE CRASHING. DURING THE OCCURRENCE, THE ACFT 1ST CONTACTED POWER LINES AFTER CLEARING THE ROOF OF A BUILDING. IT THEN IMPACTED IN AN OPEN FIELD APRX 84 FT BEYOND THE POWER LINE & BURNED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42192
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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