ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39789
Last updated: 11 October 2021
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| Date: | 17-JAN-1982 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Services International Inc |
| Registration: | N9181Y |
| MSN: | 31-240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1/2 mile from Charles R Johnson Airport, Port Mansfield, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Mexico? |
| Charles R Johnson Airport, Port Mansfield, Texas (T05) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 12 AT CHARLES R JOHNSON AIRPORT, PORT MANSFIELD, WILLACY COUNTY, TEXAS [AT APPROXIMATE CO ORDINATES 26°33′20″N 97°25′52″W]. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT "THE PLANE JUST FELL" WHILE THE PILOT WAS MAKING A SHARP TURN. AN ESTIMATED 1500 LBS OF MARIJUANA WAS ON BOARD.
THE NTSB REPORT ATTRIBUTES THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH TO TWO FACTORS
AIRSPEED..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
STALL..INADVERTENT..PILOT IN COMMAND
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW82FRG21 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X02142&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9181Y
3. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=218
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1982/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-port-mansfield-1-killed/]
5. https://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/accidents/20020917X02142.asp,https://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/accidents/20020917x02142.asp
6. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tx/N9181Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-May-2015 03:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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