ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40027
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Date: | Wednesday 24 April 1991 |
Time: | 16:35 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-260 |
Owner/operator: | Murrian, Jack & Evelyn J. |
Registration: | N8938P |
MSN: | 24-4394 |
Engine model: | Lycoming IO540-D4A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Melbourne, FL (KMLB) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT DID NOT OBTAIN A WX BRIEFING OR FILE A FLT PLAN BEFORE DEPARTURE. HE HAD A MEETING PLANNED FOR LATER THAT EVENING. REVIEW OF RECORDED FAA ATC CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PLT REVEALED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF CLEARANCE WAS RECEIVED, NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED. THE FLT FAILED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT. THE ACFT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED. REVIEW OF THE AIRFRAME & ENG LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT THE PLT/OWNER PERFORMED PREVENTATIVE MAINT BEYOND THE SCOPE & INTENT OF THE REGULATION. ACCORDING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL PERSONNEL, THE ACFT WAS SPOTTED 1 HOUR 25 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE AT AN ARPT LOCATED 9 NAUTICAL MILES SSE OF THE DEPARTURE ARPT, PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE ACFT THEN DEPARTED TO THE NW. SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN 4, 26, & 56 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF SHOW NO SIGNIFICANT WX IN THE AREA.
Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA91FAMS1 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91FAMS1
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] |
10-Dec-2021 23:07 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Damage] |
21-Apr-2024 06:55 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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