ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37622
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1989 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Marquart MA-5 Charger |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3137G |
| MSN: | 0002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 109 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vaughn, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vaughn, NM |
| Dalhart, TX (DHT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL EAA CONVENTION AT OSHKOSH. THE FLT ORIGINATED IN CALIFORNIA AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN GILA BEND, AZ, WHEN THE 78-YR-OLD PASSENGER PASSED OUT DUE TO DEHYDRATION. THE PASSENGER WAS TREATED AND THE TRIP CONTINUED TO BENSON, AZ, WHERE A LANDING WAS MADE TO REPAIR THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FLT THEN CONTINUED TO VAUGHN WHERE STORM CELLS WERE ENCOUNTERED AND A LANDING WAS MADE ON AN ABANDONED AIRSTRIP. THE NEXT MORNING THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS FUELED TO CAPACITY WITH AUTO FUEL. THE POLICE THEN STOPPED TRAFFIC AND THE FLT DEPARTED TO THE WEST FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AND AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE THE PILOT TURNED TO THE NORTH. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE AND THEN STALLED AND CRASHED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 7200 FT. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING A STALL/MUSH AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO PERMIT RECOVERY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28787
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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