ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13580
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1980 |
| Time: | 10:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Lake Aviation |
| Registration: | N6492L |
| MSN: | 31-456 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mobile Regional Airport, Mobile, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Mobile Regional Airport, Mobile, Alabama (MOB/KMOB) |
| Ocala International Airport, Ocala, Florida (OCF/KOCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 28 May 1980 when stalled during initial climb out from Mobile Regional Airport, Mobile, Alabama (MOB/KMOB). Cause of crash was attributed to the aircraft being overloaded and the passengers and cargo being unevenly distributed, causing an imbalance in the aircraft's center of gravity. All six persons on board (pilot and five passengers) were killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"Aircraft was 449 lbs over maximum ground weight, aircraft loaded out of forward center of gravity limit. Flaps fully down".
Registration N6492L cancelled by the FAA on July 12, 1990
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL80FA049 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=31510&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6492L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1980/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-mobile-6-kille]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/al/N6492L/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-May-2015 10:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 18:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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