ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37926
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1984 |
| Time: | 11:07 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Cumberland Airlines |
| Registration: | N6629L |
| MSN: | 31-565 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7361 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO540-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beans Cove, 8.5 miles from Cumberland, Maryland -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore, Maryland (BWI/KBWI) |
| Cumberland, Maryland (CBE/KCBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
APPROXIMATELY 16 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE LOCALIZER DME APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 220 DEGREES AT APPROX 8.5 MILES DME ON A BEARING OF 051 DEGREES FROM THE AIRPORT. AS INDICATED ON THE LOC/DME RUNWAY 23 APPROACH PLATE, THE MINIMUM ALTITUDE BETWEEN THE OUTER MARKER, 6.6 DME, AND 10 DME WAS 3,000 FEET. ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 2000 FT; AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 776 FEET.
POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE BUT THE CABIN HEATER WAS NOT IN THE FIRE AREA. THE PILOT'S REPORTED CARBOXY HEMOGLOBIN (CO) WAS 20%. AUTOPSY REVEALED MULTIPLE EXTREME IMPACT INJURIES. PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION WERE FOUND ON FRESH AIR SIDE OF CABIN HEATER/HEAT EXCHANGER. SOURCE OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS WERE NOT DETERMINED.
REGISTRATION N6629L CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON AUGUST 20, 1984
Sources:
1. NTSB IDENTIFICATION MKC84FA084 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X39169&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6629L
3. http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1984/1984-16.htm
4. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=490
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/md/N6629L/
6. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1984/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-cumberland-3-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Oct-2017 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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