ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380058
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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 1984 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-31 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7415L |
| MSN: | 31-799 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-720-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownsville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Dallas, TX (KADS) |
| Brownsville, TX (BRO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS MANEUVERING FOR AN ILS APPROACH WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE SWINGING CDI AND WAS BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE. HE SAID HE STARTED TO ADD POWER FOR A MISSED APPROACH AND THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. A PASSENGER SAID HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUNDS DURING THE APPROACH. THE PLT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE STARTED HIS MISSED APPROACH SOONER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW84LA138
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 12:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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