ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36202
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Date: | Friday 28 September 1984 |
Time: | 08:11 |
Type: | Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
Owner/operator: | Ronald Kaldor |
Registration: | N74982 |
MSN: | 31-7405134 |
Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3444 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bryceville, Nassau County, Florida -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, Florida (JAX/KJAX) |
Destination airport: | George Town Airport, George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas (MYEG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED HEADINGS SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAD TO BE CORRECTED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. AFTER 15 MINS OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE AND WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.
ATC ADVISED THE PILOT THAT CRAIG AIRPORT WAS AVAILABLE AND WAS CURRENTLY REPORTING VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT STATED HE WANTED TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE [JAX/KAX] BECAUSE THE 4000 FOOT RUNWAY AT CRAIG WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH. JACKSONVILLE WAS REPORTING IFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE HOLDING HEADINGS WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS APPROACH. WHILE IN THE DOWNWIND POSITION FOR THE APPROACH, THE PILOT ASKED ATC, 'HOW FAR IS 982 FROM LANDING?'
AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED ONTO THE LOCALIZER THE PILOT CALLED AND STATED HE HAD LOST CONTROL AND WAS IN A SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT BRYCEVILLE, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATE CO ORDINATES 30°23′05″N, 81°54′20″W.
POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED THE #5 CYLINDER HAD DETONATED UNTIL A HOLE WAS BURNED IN THE PISTON. ADDITIONALLY THE #5 AND #6 RODS HAD BURN DAMAGE AND THE #6 ROD BOLTS HAD FAILED IN OVERLOAD.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA84FA265 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X41144&key=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=74982 3.
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N74982 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/Portals/93/documents/afrcc/crash_locator/AFD-100208-036.pdf?ver=2016-02-12-094804-873]
5.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N74982/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
15-Jun-2015 18:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:22 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
04-Oct-2017 13:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
04-Oct-2017 13:25 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
10-Jul-2020 19:26 |
BEAVERSPOTTER |
Updated [Cn] |
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