ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36112
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Date: | Thursday 16 December 1993 |
Time: | 16:15 LT |
Type: | Aero Commander 500A |
Owner/operator: | Raff Aviation, Inc. |
Registration: | N9379R |
MSN: | 500-A-897-6 |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470-M |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | White Mills, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Honesdale, PA (N30) |
Destination airport: | (N30) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES IN A ROLLING MANEUVER, FOLLOWED BY THE SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING AND COLLISION WITH TREES. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT HAD PREFORMED ACROBATICS IN THIS AIRPLANE ON OTHER OCCASIONS. THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL PROHIBITS INTENTIONAL ACROBATICS. NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION OR FATIGUE IN THE WING SPAR OR SUPPORT STRUCTURES WAS OBSERVED.
Probable Cause: was the fracture and separation of the airplane wing, and the subsequent loss of control and collision with trees, as a result of the pilot's repeated performance of acrobatic maneuvers, which exceeded the design limits of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC94FA040 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94FA040
Location
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] |
10-Apr-2024 09:40 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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