ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36303
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| Date: | Monday 14 April 1986 |
| Time: | 10:13 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Hy Plains Dressed Beef |
| Registration: | N6700L |
| MSN: | 31-105 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-54O J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/4 mile NE of Norfolk Regional Airport, Norfolk, Nebraska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk Regional Airport, Nebraska (OFK/KOFK) |
| Omaha, Nebraska (MLE/KMLE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 31 WITH A LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY VARIABLE FROM 1/4 MILE TO 1/16 MILE AND WINDS FROM 290 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 47 KNOTS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AIRBORNE NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINES WERE STARTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEARD AND OBSERVED 1/4 OF A MILE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AT LOW ALTITUDE. IT CLIMBED INTO THE CLOUDS AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN AN ALMOST FLAT ATTITUDE, 1/8 OF A MILE BEYOND AND WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE.
ALL FIVE PERSONS ON BOARD [PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS] WERE KILLED. REGISTRATION N6700L CANCELLED BY THE CAA OCTOBER 6 1988
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC86FA088 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X33374&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6700L
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ne/N6700L/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1986/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-norfolk-5-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2015 17:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2015 18:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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