ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41147
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 1988 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Charles J. Russell |
| Registration: | N7484Y |
| MSN: | 30-545 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320-B1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lansing Capital City Airport, Lansing, Michigan (LAN/KLAN) |
| Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee (DKX/KDKX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT REPORTED AN AUTOPILOT PROBLEM, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRFRAME COMPONENTS WERE SCATTERED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN. ALL FRACTURES DISPLAYED OVERLOAD FAILURES. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THE AIRPLANE CENTER SECTION WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
FLIGHT CONTROLS..IMPROPER USE OF..PILOT IN COMMAND
DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT..EXCEEDED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors:
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION..PILOT IN COMMAND
AUTOPILOT/FLIGHT DIRECTOR..UNDETERMINED
Aircraft de-registered September 14, 1991 upon C of A expiry. However, the registration N7484Y was not cancelled by the FAA until May 8, 2013 - 25 years later
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL89FA004 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001213X26969&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7484Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tn/N7484Y/
4. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7484Y
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/7/N7484Y.shtm
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] |
| 05-Apr-2017 18:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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