ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37929
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| Date: | Monday 5 September 1988 |
| Time: | 11:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7791K |
| MSN: | 20-617 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1700 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Claypool, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kokomo, IN (8I3) |
| Mentone, IN (C92) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
BEFORE THE FLT, THE PLT CALLED HIS PARENTS TO ARRANGE FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM THE DESTINATION ARPT. SPECIFICALLY, HE ARRANGED TO FLY OVER HIS PARENT'S HOME, WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE airport, THEN THE PARENTS WERE TO MEET HIM & HIS WIFE (THE PASSENGER) AT THE ARPT. HOWEVER, AS THE PLT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS AFTER ARRIVAL, THE ACFT HIT A TALL TREE. THE TREE WAS APRX 40 FT TALL WHILE THE SURROUNDING TREES WERE ABOUT 20 FT TALL. AFTER HITTING THE TREE, THE ACFT PLUNGED TO THE GROUND, CRASHED & BURNED. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND. CAUSE: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT VISUAL LOOKOUT AND PERFORM A PULL UP IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A TREE.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26781
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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