ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360180
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Date: | Tuesday 12 July 1994 |
Time: | 00:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150L |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N18714 |
MSN: | 15074054 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5067 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Greenville, TN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | (KGCY) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE TWO RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFFS OVERHEARD A REPORT OF A MISSING PERSON ON THEIR RADIO SCANNERS. THE TWO THEN RENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LOCAL AIRPORT AND DEPARTED AT 2030 TO ATTEMPT TO ASSIST IN THE SEARCH. WITNESSES IN THE AREA REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE RPM INCREASE JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, IN A STALLED CONDITION, AT THE BASE OF A SMALL VALLEY.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient terrain clearance, and his inadvertent stall at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL94FA137 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94FA137
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