ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43749
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| Date: | Monday 9 July 2007 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N387RP |
| MSN: | 30-1329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6412 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Kingsford Mine, Mulberry, Nichols, Polk County, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, FL (LAL/KLAL) |
| Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, FL (LAL/KLAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The twin-engine airplane was recently purchased and had maintenance performed in preparation for its resale. The airplane had flown a total of approximately 10 hours during the 18-month period prior to the last annual inspection. The airplane flew an additional 10 hours during the approximate 1-month period after the inspection, until the accident. The airplane was several miles south of the departing airport, at an estimated altitude of 1,500 feet above the ground, when witnesses heard engine problems just before the airplane went into a nose-low, near-vertical spiraling descent, completing several revolutions before impacting a dirt road. Evidence at the scene was consistent with a loss of power on the right engine. Evidence that the fuel system for the right engine had been exposed to water for an extended period was identified, but the effect of this exposure as it related to the operation of the right engine could not be determined. Besides the possibility of fuel contamination, no other airworthiness issues were identified that could account for the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: Failure of the flight crew to maintain minimal controllable airspeed following a total loss of power in the right engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070716X00937&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=387RP
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2017 19:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2017 19:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2022 09:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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