ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37017
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| Date: | Thursday 20 October 1983 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182F Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Jerry Laswell |
| Registration: | N3375U |
| MSN: | 18254775 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burke, SD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gregory, SD (9D1) |
| Terre Haute, IN (HUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO THE FLT, THE PLT OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING & WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. AT THE END OF THE BRIEFING, HE INDICATED HE WOULD 'BE GETTING BACK WITH' THE FSS SPECIALIST. THE PLT THEN TOLD THE airport MANAGER THAT HE WOULD 'GO UP & TAKE A LOOK AT THE WX', & IF IT WAS TOO BAD, HE WOULD RETURN & LAND. WITNESSES HEARD & SAW THE ACFT NEAR THE CRASH SITE. THEY REPORTED THAT IT FLEW OVER IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, THEN TURNED BACK TO THE WEST. SHORTLY AFTER REVERSING DIRECTION, THE ACFT STRUCK A GUY WIRE TO A TV TOWER, APRX 180 FT AGL, THEN IT CRASHED TO THE GROUND. A DEPUTY SHERIFF ESTIMATED THE GROUND LEVEL VISIBILITY WAS BETWEEN 1/8 & 1/4 MI WITH FOG & THE CEILING WAS 150 TO 200 FT. THE PLT HAD LOGGED ONLY 2.9 HRS INSTRUMENT TIME IN THE PREVIOUS 6 MOS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44800
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] |
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