ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373188
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Date: | Tuesday 21 April 1987 |
Time: | 16:35 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-23 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3231P |
MSN: | 1174 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3926 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A3B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Craig, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Raleigh Durham, NC |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT AND HIS WIFE WERE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLT TO VISIT RELATIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA. SEVERAL WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT DEPART CRAIG-MOFFET AIRPORT WITH THE ENGINE(S) RUNNING ROUGH AND USING ALMOST THE ENTIRE RUNWAY TO GET AIRBORNE. ONCE AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ATTITUDE, STRUCK SOME TREES, AND CRASHED INTO AN IRRIGATION DITCH. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A WORN ENGINE WITH DEFICIENT SPARK PLUGS.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN87FA110 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87FA110
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Mar-2024 10:35 |
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