ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44756
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 2004 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Century Flight Systems, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3352W |
| MSN: | 32-194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3272 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mineral Wells, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Mineral Wells, TX (MWL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to several witnesses, the accident airplane was observed flying from south to north over runway 31. One witness stated that the airplane was approximately 150 feet agl and flying rather slow. The airplane then "pulled-up hard" and banked to the right. Another witness stated that the airplane was in an 80 to 90 degree bank turn to the right. The airplane was then observed to descend below the tree line. The main wreckage was located directly below power lines. A power pole, located 430 feet west of the airplane was broken. The northern power line rested on the ground. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040806X01155&key=1
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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] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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