ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38509
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| Date: | Friday 25 September 1987 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas McVea |
| Registration: | N117EV |
| MSN: | 31-8152185 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING LTIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Demopolis Municipal Airport, NW of Demopolis, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Mexico? |
| Demopolis Municipal Airport, Demopolis, Alabama (DYA/KDYA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT OF AN AIRCRAFT CARRYING AN ESTIMATED 317 KILOS OF COCAINE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT WHICH DID NOT HAVE A PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE IN IMC. WITNESSES ESTIMATED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS NO MORE THAN 1/2 MILE IN FOG ABOUT 45 MINUTES AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE ABOUT 1,400 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND ABOUT 600 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTER LINE. GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE ABOUT 380 FEET AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER GROUND IMPACT. PILOT FLIGHT TIME WAS OBTAINED FROM PILOT'S LAST CFI APPLICATION.
THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD [PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER] WERE KILLED. REGISTRATION N117EV CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON OCTOBER 4 1997 AS AIRCRAFT "DESTROYED"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL87FA262 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X31998&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=117EV
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/al/N117EV/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1987/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-demopolis-2-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jun-2015 19:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2015 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Oct-2017 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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