ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185522
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| Date: | Friday 18 March 2016 |
| Time: | 08:07 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9582L |
| MSN: | AA5-0582 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near East Side Airport (3TS0), Longview, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Longview, TX (3TS0) |
| Longview, TX (3TS0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noninstrument-rated private pilot departed on a local flight in instrument meteorological conditions. A witness saw the airplane enter low overcast clouds immediately after takeoff. He heard the airplane begin a left turn, then saw the airplane emerge from the base of the overcast in a nose-down, steep left bank. The airplane subsequently reentered the clouds and the witness heard the impact a few minutes later. Evidence at the scene indicated that the airplane struck 40-ft tall trees and terrain, coming to rest inverted about 75 ft from the initial impact point. An examination of the airplane and its systems revealed no anomalies. Given that the pilot was not instrument-rated, it is likely that he experienced a loss of control of the airplane after entering instrument conditions.
Probable Cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=9582L
Location
Media:
LATEST on Longview plane crash-> https://t.co/WkNShIxy9f pic.twitter.com/VQfg4w8BHP
— KETK NEWS (@KETK) March 18, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2016 15:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Mar-2016 15:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code] |
| 18-Mar-2016 15:44 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2018 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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