ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42915
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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 1983 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 |
| Owner/operator: | Dublin Aviation |
| Registration: | N1467L |
| MSN: | M-863 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2583 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-346A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dublin, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dublin, VA (PSK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND CRASHED DURING A TRAINING MISSION. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE CFI'S OTHER STUDENTS THE AREA IN WHICH THE CRASH OCCURRED WAS REGULARLY USED BY THE CFI FOR AIRWORK. THIS AIRWORK WAS NORMALLY PERFORMED AT ABOUT800 FT AGL. ON THIS DAY THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED AT AN ALT ESTIMATED AS 50 TO 200 FT AGL. SOME WITNESSES REPORT THE ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTHLY OTHERS SAY IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. THREE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE WINGS 'ROCKING' FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE ACFT STRUCK A POWERLINE AT 69 FT AGL. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE ACFT NOSED UP AND THEN FELL IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 30 TO 45 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FOR THIS DUAL TRAINING flight. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED THE LEFT FUEL TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 11 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED FROM THE CONTROL SURFACES TO THE IMPACT DAMAGED AREA OF THE CABIN. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42864
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] |
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