ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35755
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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 1983 |
| Time: | 22:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Starnes Leasinng |
| Registration: | N923CA |
| MSN: | 310R0094 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1914 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hopkinsville, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bowling Green, KY (BWG) |
| Paducah, KY (PAH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING & FILED A FLT PLAN FROM LEXINGTON TO PADUCAH,KY WITH A 15 MIN EN ROUTE STOP AT BOWLING GREEN, KY. WHILE INBOUND TO BOWLING GREEN, HE REPORTED THAT THE CLOUD BASE WAS AT APRX 6000 FT & THAT THERE WAS LIGHTNING TO THE WEST. AFTER A QUICK STOP AT BOWLING GREEN, THE PLT DEPARTED WITH AN IFR CLEARANCE FOR PADUCAH. AT 2231 CST, MEMPHIS CENTER ADVISED THE PLT OF A WX SYS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PENETRATED IF HE CONTINUED TO PADUCAH. THE PLT AFFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION. THAT WAS THE LAST RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACFT. AT 2252 CST, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST & THE ACFT CRASHED APRX 17 MI NORTHEAST OF HOPKINSVILLE, KY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSEDOWN DESCENT & WAS DEMOLISHED. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MATERIAL OR SYS FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A SIGMET HAD BEEN ISSUED TO WARN OF AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED CELLS IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42327
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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