ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37587
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1993 |
| Time: | 14:41 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Brent's International Inc. |
| Registration: | N515WB |
| MSN: | 7720023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6685 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-28 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norwich, Muskingum County, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Easton, MD (KESN) |
| Des Moines, IA (KDSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
EN ROUTE AT FL 240, THE PLANE ENTERED A LEFT SPIRALING DESCENT & SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT BREAK-UP AT 7000' WITH SEPARATION OF OUTBOARD WINGS, TAIL SECTIONS & INTERNAL VINYL FROM THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR. THERE WAS NO DISTRESS CALL. WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINES & AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND, THEN THEY SAW THE PLANE IN A SPIN, TRAILED BY FALLING DEBRIS. DEBRIS WAS STREWN OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3.5 MI. LIGHT WEIGHT PIECES INCLUDING VINYL FROM THE BAGGAGE DOOR, WING SKIN, & TAIL SKIN PIECES WERE AMONG THE 1ST DEBRIS ON THE WRECKAGE PATH. TAIL SECTIONS WERE FOUND ABOUT 2.5 MI FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE WITH EVIDENCE OF OVERLOAD FAILURE; PIECES OF THE WINGS WERE FOUND WITH EVIDENCE OF DOWNWARD/OVERLOAD SEP- ARATION. NO PREEXISTING AIRFRAME FAILURE WAS FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO LOSS OF CONTROL, INFLIGHT BREAKUP, LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION OR HYPOXIA. THE PLANE WAS INACTIVE FOR ABOUT 2 YRS BEFORE BEING PURCHASED 2 MONTHS BEFORE ACCIDENT. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ON 6/8/92. ICING WAS FORECAST FROM 9000' TO 17,000'MSL; TURBULENCE WAS FORECAST BELOW 8000' MSL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THAT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT AIRFRAME BREAKUP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94FA028
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=515WB
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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] |
| 06-Aug-2017 13:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:47 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Sep-2017 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2017 15:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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