ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382531
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 February 1983 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Carter Manufacturing Co. |
| Registration: | N6075H |
| MSN: | 34-7870050 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1800 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ahoskie, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Ozark, AL (71J) |
| Norfolk, VA (KORF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHILE CRUISING AT 9000 FT MSL. AT THAT TIME, THE PLT OBSERVED A BLUE FLASH OFF THE NOSE & HEARD A LOUD BOOM. ALL RADIOS AND NAVIGATIONAL & ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BECAME INOP. THE PLT CIRCLED DOWN THRU A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS & LANDED. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED A CRACKED RADOME, SPLIT SKIN ON THE NOSE & HOLES IN THE LEFT STABILIZER. BOTH ENGS WERE MAGNETIZED. ALSO, THERE WAS DAMAGE IN THE BATTERY BOX AREA & THE ACFT CONTINUED TO HAVE RADIO PROBLEMS FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA118
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 14:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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