ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375472
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 March 1986 |
| Time: | 00:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Yucca Aviation, Co. |
| Registration: | N7410P |
| MSN: | 24-2597 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2930 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1D5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truth -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Alquerque, NM (KABQ) |
| Las Cruces, NM (KLRU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT TOOK OFF ON A NIGHT IFR FLT AFTER BEING BRIEFED ON ADVERSE WX WHICH INCLUDED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND MODERATE MIXED ICING CONDITIONS. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLT IN ICING CONDITIONS. RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WITH THE FLT WAS LOST IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE LESS THAN ONE MINUTE AFTER THE PLT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE AND ICING CONDITIONS. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED AND THE ACFT WRECKAGE, SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 3,772 FEET LONG, WAS LOCATED AT 1115 MST, 3/11/86. THE PLT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE IMPACT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN86FA098
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| 10 March 1986 | N7410P | Yucca Aviation | 1 | Truth&Consequen, NM | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 20:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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