ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35040
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| Date: | Monday 26 March 1984 |
| Time: | 21:23 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Fort Myers 21 |
| Registration: | N620AC |
| MSN: | 402C0455 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7454 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mineral Springs, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ft. Myers, FL (FMY) |
| Sarasota, FL (SRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE GROUND DURING FLT IN ADVERSE WEATHER. THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE PLT RECEIVING A PRE-FLT BRIEFING AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. WITNESSES HEARD AN ACFT FLYING LOW FOLLOWED BY A LOUD THUD. ABOUT 16 MI NORTH AT SARASOTA, FL, THE 2128 EST WX WAS: 200 FT PARTIAL OBSCURATION, VIBIBILITY 3 MI WITH FOG. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AREA HAD HEAVY, PATCHY GROUND FOG. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39092
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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