ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131373
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Date: | Thursday 12 February 1976 |
Time: | 22:30 |
Type: | Piper PA-32R-300 Lance |
Owner/operator: | Air Flite Inc |
Registration: | N7074C |
MSN: | 32R-7680038 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Atmore Municipal Airport, Atmore, Alabama (FAA LID: 0R1) |
Destination airport: | Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV/KSHV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) February 12, 1976 when crashed shortly after take off from Atmore Municipal Airport, Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama; the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) survived, but with serious injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB Report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL; SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - FOG; VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS
ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT FROM HIS POSITION 800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY HE COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS."
Aircraft destroyed - registration N7074C cancelled by the FAA on April 12 1976
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA76DKJ48 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA76DKJ48 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=52088&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7074C 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/list/al/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Dec-2016 21:39 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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