ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13595
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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 1979 |
| Time: | 11:03 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Marr Short Stops of Texas Inc |
| Registration: | N27614 |
| MSN: | 31-7812058 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Luling, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Luling, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (FAA LID: T91) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 20 September 1979 when dived into the ground in an uncontrolled descent at Luling, Lousiana (at approximate co ordinates at 29°54′48″N 90°21′50″W) during initial climb out phase. Aircraft was on a private flight from Luling, Louisiana to Fort Worth, Texas, with four persons on board (pilot and three passengers). Aircraft was flying in adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms and heavy rain). All four on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL; INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; SPATIAL DISORIENTATION"
Registration N27614 cancelled by the FAA on October 27, 1981
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW79FA108 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34193&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27614
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/la/N27614/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1979/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-louisiana-4-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2015 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 02:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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