ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39076
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Date: | Sunday 15 July 1984 |
Time: | 18:45 |
Type: | Travel Air 4000 |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N8719 |
MSN: | 1003 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3491 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL W-670-6N |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Miguel, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Paso Robles, CA (PRB) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THIS & ANOTHER ACFT WERE ENGAGED IN A MOCK 'DOGFIGHT'; BOTH ACFT WERE CIRCLING THE ACCIDENT AREA BETWEEN 500-800 FT AGL & NEITHER ACFT WAS NEGOTIATING ANY AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING A DESCENDING 30 DEG RIGHT BANKING TURN, THE ACFT ENTERED INTO A RIGHT SPIN. CONTROL INPUTS, INCLUDING 'AFT STICK PRESSURE,' COULD NOT ARREST THE SPIN. THE PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SPIN/SPIN RECOVERY INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI IN THE ACFT. HOWEVER, THE PLT'S FATHER STATED HE HAD GIVEN THE PLT SPIN/SPIN RECOVERY INSTRUCTION. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40345 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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