ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36452
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| Date: | Saturday 26 March 1983 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-400 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Tool Industties Of Fl |
| Registration: | N8611P |
| MSN: | 26-139 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1137 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-720-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dexter, MO (M43) |
| Houston, MO (M48) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT DEPARTED DEXTER, MO AT APRX DUSK ON A VFR, NO-FLT-PLAN FLT TO HOUSTON, MO. TIME REQUIRED FOR THE FLT WOULD HAVE BEEN APRX 30 MIN (ESTIMATED). AT 1900 CST, THE BUNKER, MO CITY MARSHAL REPORTED THAT AN ACFT FLEW OVER BUNKER SO LOW THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HIT THE WATER TOWER. APRX 1/2 HR LATER, ANOTHER PERSON REPORTED A LOW FLYING PLANE OVER HIGHWAY 72 NEAR BUNKER. NEAR THE SAME TIME, CAMPERS BETWEEN BUNKER & SALEM, MO SAW A LOW FLYING PLANE CIRCLE AT ABOUT TREE TOP LEVEL, THEN DEPART TO THE NORTHWEST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THEY HEARD A POPPING SOUND & THE THE ENG NOISE QUIT ABRUPTLY. THE ACFT WAS FOUND THE NEXT DAY WHERE IT HAD IMPACTED WITH TREES APRX 30 FT AGL, THEN CAME TO REST AT THE BASES OF 2 LARGE TREES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WERE AREAS OF IMC ALONG THE ROUTES & THE PLT HAD BEEN CAUTIONED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE SEARCH FOR THE ACFT HAD BEEN DELAYED DUE TO DARKNESS & THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42537
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-May-2023 21:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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