ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186752
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| Date: | Sunday 24 April 2016 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Stolp SA 750 Acroduster Too |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N380JA |
| MSN: | 3838 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental. IO-360 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Oakhill Airpark (SC82), Williamson, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Belton, SC (SC82) |
| Belton, SC (SC82) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning to the airport from a local personal flight. The airplane completed two low approaches and then made a left turn to reenter the traffic pattern. Two witnesses reported that, when the airplane was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine sound changed; one reported that the engine sputtered and "cut out." The airplane then banked left and pitched nose down before impacting the ground, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. The propeller governor was examined, and no pre-impact anomalies were noted. The examination noted scrape marks on the propeller governor. According to the manufacturer, the scrape marks were made when the gears were turning opposite the direction of normal rotation, indicating that the propeller was not rotating to propel the airplane forward when the marks were made. An examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures; however, extensive thermal damage precluded a detailed examination. Additionally, the airplane's fuel state prior to the accident could not be accurately determined.
Toxicological testing identified 0.024 ug/ml of diphenhydramine in heart blood and detected diphenhydramine in urine. The postmortem blood diphenhydramine level was below the therapeutic range, which suggests that the pilot's level was likely below therapeutic and impairing levels at the time of the crash. Therefore, it is unlikely that the pilot's use of diphenhydramine at some time before the accident flight contributed to the accident.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive postcrash fire damage. Also causal was the pilot's loss of airplane control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=380JA
https://origin.flightaware.com/photos/view/4831566-a208dad8a52157d290c19150069045a96f424979/aircraft/N380JA/sort/votes/page/1
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2016 01:06 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-May-2018 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 13:51 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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