ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42543
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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1986 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5026H |
| MSN: | 1059-78 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | E. Grand Forks , MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WITNESSES RPRTD THE ACFT HAD JUST LEFT THE RESTRICTED LNDG AREA (RLA) WHEN IT ENTERED A CLIMBING MANEUVER, THEN DSCNDD &IMPACTED THE GND & BURNED. TWO WITNESSES SAID IT WENT STRAIGHT UP, THEN STRAIGHT DOWN, BEFORE IT CRASHED. ANOTHER 2 WIT-NESSES NOTED A PWR INTERRUPTION; HOWEVER, A POST ACDNT TEARDOWN OF THE ENG REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEM THATWOULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF PWR. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO forward MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT AFTER IMPACT. THE LEFT WING WAS CANTED forward & THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE ACFT HAD YAWED LEFT (TAIL RGT) AFTER IMPACT. FIVE OPEN BEER CANS WERE FND IN THE WRECKAGE. BLOOD & URINE SAMPLES OF THE PLT TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL (0.135% & 0.134%, RESPECTIVE). TESTS OF THE PASSENGERS' BLOOD SHOWED ALCOHOL LEVELS OF 0.074% & 0.085%. AUTO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT, ALTHO THE PLANE HAD NO STC FOR THIS TYPE OF FUEL. NEITHER OF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WERE BELTED IN. CAUSE: POOR JUDGMENT ON THE PART OF THE PLT (ALCOHOL) LEADING TO STALL AFTER TAKEOFF. LACK OF USE OF SAFETY HARNASSES ARE ALSO A FACTOR
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33496
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Jan-2019 14:00 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
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