ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34924
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1984 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft T-34B Mentor |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy Department |
| Registration: | N812Z |
| MSN: | BG-781 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 60439 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-4(3) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taunton, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | So. Weymouth, MA (NZW) |
| Taunton, MA (TAN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
N812Z CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE TAUNTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. WITNESSES IN THE AREA OBSERVED THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE CRASH. ONE WITNESS SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE YELLOW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ACFT. SOME OF THE WITNESSES HEARD THE ACFT ENG STOP RUNNING AND THEN START ONE OR MORE TIMES PRIOR TO THE ACFT DESCENDING RAPIDLY AND SPINNING BEFORE THE SOUND OF THE IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLT WAS INBOUND TO THE AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING HIS COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE. A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE PLT DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING DISEASE THAT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THE PLT'S PERFORMANCE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL INLET LINE 'B' NUT WAS LOOSE ABOUT 1.5 TURNS FROM FINGER TIGHT. A TEST ON A SIMILIAR UNIT USING SAME SIZE FITTINGS SHOWED A LEAKAGE RATE OF 67 G/HR AT INLET PRESSURE OF 21 PSIG. CAUSE:
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X39714
ex.US Navy/Bu140774
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Nov-2017 14:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 07-Feb-2022 17:31 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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