ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36084
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1999 |
| Time: | 18:18 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Charles M. Daniels |
| Registration: | N8825P |
| MSN: | 24-4281 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6253 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakefront Airport near New Orleans, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Milton, FL (2R4) |
| (KNEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was number two in line behind traffic on a right base for runway 36R. The local controller asked the pilot if the visibility was hazy. The pilot replied, 'no it's not hazy uh it's just uh twilight (unintelligible) time.' When it appeared that the accident aircraft was lining up with runway 27, the local controller asked the pilot what his intentions were. The pilot advised local control that he would be turning downwind for runway 36R, but the local controller instructed him to turn right and enter a right base for runway 36R. The local controller asked the pilot if he had the runway in sight. The pilot replied 'roger.' A witness observed the aircraft flying slow at about 200 feet agl, with the wings level. The aircraft began a bank to the left and then a bank to the right. Then the aircraft's nose dropped, and it entered a left turn and descended from view. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose down attitude, and a fire erupted, which consumed the cockpit/cabin area. No structural or mechanical anomalies were observed during the post accident examination of the airplane.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a stall/spin. A contributing factor was the dusk light condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW00FA035
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2013 01:26 | JINX | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2013 01:59 | JINX | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 28-Jun-2013 07:13 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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