ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13592
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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1978 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Harding College |
| Registration: | N6751L |
| MSN: | 31-653 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Searcy Municipal Airport, Searcy, White County, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Searcy Municipal Airport, Searcy, Arkansas (SRC/KSRC) |
| Searcy Municipal Airport, Searcy, Arkansas (SRC/KSRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 18 February 1978 when stalled, crashed, and collided with trees whilst attempting a single engine go-around during training, Two of the four persons on board (pilot and instructor) were killed, the other two were seriously injured. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT. DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGEMENT. PILOT ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENGINE GO-AROUND DURING TRAINING, PILOT TRAINEE - ZERO HOURS TIME IN TYPE".
Registration N6751L cancelled by the FAA on May 8, 1981.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW78FA028 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43538&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6751L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1978/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-searcy-2-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ar/N6751L/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2015 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 23:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 24-Sep-2017 19:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2017 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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