ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366097
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 1990 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: | Gulfstream American 690B Turbo Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Wallmart Stores, Inc. |
| Registration: | N691WM |
| MSN: | 11399 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE331-5-251K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willow Springs, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cahokia, IL (KCPS) |
| Rogers, AR (KROG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE TWIN-ENGINED TURBO-PROP AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LARGE STATIC DISCHARGE AND SEVERE TURBULENCE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE COMBINED EVENT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO ENTER A RAPID, UNCONTROLLED, DESCENT DURING WHICH STRUCTURAL OVERLOAD DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE DESCENT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LANDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT.
Probable Cause: THE AIRPLANES ENCOUNTER WITH A STATIC DISCHARGE, TURBULENCE AND A DOWNDRAFT IN THE CLOUDS WHICH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA002
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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