ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36733
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| Date: | Friday 12 April 1996 |
| Time: | 18:54 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Clarence H. Ward Jr. |
| Registration: | N6243P |
| MSN: | 24-1348 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4482 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeland, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lumberton, NC (KLBT) |
| Lakeland, FL (KLAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the airplane on a tight downwind for landing. The airspeed seemed slower than other airplanes in the traffic pattern. The nose of the airplane was observed to pitch up and down while on the base leg. The airplane over shot the turn to final and started a turn to the left - estimated between 35 to 45 degrees. The left wing dropped down 90 degrees as if in a stall, the nose pitched down, and the airplane collided with the terrain.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) while turning on approach from base to final resulting in an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA96FA115
Location
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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