ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169412
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 2014 |
| Time: | 18:34 |
| Type: | Team Tango Foxtrot 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N729AR |
| MSN: | F-008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 53 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1H5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Diamondback Golf Club, Near Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Abilene, TX (ABI) |
| Abilene, TX (ABI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane had departed to the south for a short local flight. When it was about 400 ft above ground level, the pilot declared an emergency and reported to the tower controller that he needed to return to the airport. Witnesses saw the southbound airplane in a steep left bank and then descend into the trees. Evidence at the scene showed that the airplane was moving to the north-northwest when it impacted trees and terrain in a slightly nose-down, right-wing-low attitude. The impact resulted in the complete separation of the wing from the fuselage, and the complete separation of the forward fuselage, engine and propeller. All three adult occupants were ejected or partially ejected. The fourth occupant, a child restrained by a 4-point child safety seat in a rear seating position, sustained minor injuries and was removed from the wreckage by emergency responders shortly after the crash.
Both fuel tanks were breached, fuel spilled from the tanks, but there was no postimpact fire. The examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the emergency reported by the pilot could not be determined. Flat, cultivated agricultural fields south of the accident location would have provided a more suitable emergency landing area rather than to attempt a steep turn to return to the airport.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a steep turn to return to the airport after reporting an emergency. The reason for the emergency could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N729AR
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 2014 | N729AR | Private | 0 | Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH), Oshkosh, WI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2014 06:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Sep-2014 07:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 12:11 | Chieftain | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 13:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Sep-2014 17:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Sep-2014 03:25 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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