ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36427
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| Date: | Thursday 26 January 1989 |
| Time: | 16:23 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N115DS |
| MSN: | GA7-0115 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1566 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320-D1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spartansburg, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KLNS |
| KMBS | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After receiving a weather briefing from FSS the pilot decided to fly into known icing conditions with an aircraft that was neither certified nor equippedfor flights into icing conditions. The aircraft was at 6100ft when the pilot told ATC that he was picking up ica and needed a higher altitude. He was cleared to 8000ft. According to ATC radar data, the aircraft reached 6500ft, and 12 seconds later it was at 3500ft when radar contact was lost. The aircraft was seen in a high speed dive at full power just prior to impact with the ground. Cause of the accident: The pilots decition to disregard the weather forecast and attempt flying into known icing conditions. After the wings started to ice up, the pilot initiated a climb but could not maintain airspeed and inadvartently stalled the aircraft which entered an uncontrolled high speed decent to the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27647
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Jun-2013 19:20 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 30-Jun-2013 20:13 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Feb-2024 20:37 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Accident report] |
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