ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37959
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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 1982 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | 7 C's Transportation |
| Registration: | N3538R |
| MSN: | 31-7912115 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 847 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Martinsville, 1.5 miles NW of Boggs Field, Spencer, West Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boggs Field, Spencer, West Virginia (USW/KUSW) |
| Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, Greenville, South Caroli | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT FILED AN IFR CLEARANCE AND TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 30 AFTER DARK. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRPORT MANAGER WAS IN HIS LIVING QUARTERS, GETTING READY TO EAT HIS EVENING MEAL. HE REPORTED THAT FROM HIS POSITION, THE TAKEOFF HEIGHT LOOKED NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, HE NOTICED NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS, EXCEPT HE HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS SHOTS FROM A RIFLE. ANOTHER WITNESS HEARD WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A LOUD POP AND THE SOUND OF ENGINE SPUTTER FOLLOWED BY A CRASH SOUND.
LATER, THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IT HAD COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA ABOUT 1000 FEET LONG
NO PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ENGINES WAS FOUND. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE FOUND TWISTED AND BENT. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR AND EXAMINED AND NO PRE-IMPACT FAILURES WERE FOUND. NO BULLET IMPACT MARKS WERE FOUND ON ANY PIECE OF THE WRECKAGE.
REGISTRATION N35328R CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON APRIL 14, 1983
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL83AA031 at https://ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X04288&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3538R
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20160503155152/http://www.baaa-acro.com/1982/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-martinsville-8-killed/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2015 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Sep-2017 19:45 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2017 20:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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