ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133709
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| Date: | Sunday 13 December 1998 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 114A |
| Owner/operator: | William Conroy |
| Registration: | N5913N |
| MSN: | 14530 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2166 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-T4B5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Smyrna Bch, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KEVB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was performing touch and go landings to runway 29 with the winds reported to be 210 degrees at 6 knots, gusting to 13 knots. Observers stated that the aircraft was low and collided with scrub brush and a road sign outside the airport boundary, dug a left wing tip in the dirt, and commenced a cartwheel onto the airport and burned.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain adequate altitude clearance with the terrain during final approach, and the subsequent collision with high vegetation and a road sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA044
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Apr-2024 12:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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