ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36372
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| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1996 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aero Commander-Rockwell 681B Turbo Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Amber Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N9129N |
| MSN: | 6056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5688 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE-331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mansfield-Lahm Airport, Richland, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dayton, OH (I19) |
| (KMFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After 2 previous attempts, the pilot was cleared for a third VOR Runway 14 Approach. He was issued landing information, and he reported the airport in sight. The minimum descent altitude (MDA) for the approach was 1,620 ft msl. The airport elevation was 1297 ft. The airplane was observed by an ATC controller to descend, and the controller's Brite scope (radar) displayed 1,400 ft. The controller observed the airplane's landing light bob up and down, followed by the nose pitching up. At about the same time, a ground witness in the area saw the airplane at low altitude; according to this witness, the pilot tried to 'pull the plane up' just before it collided with the static cable of a power line. The cable was about 85 feet above ground level (1,382 feet MSL) and approximately 2 miles from the approach end of the runway. No preimpact malfunction of the airplane, engine, or VOR was found.
Probable Cause: the pilot's early descent below the minimum descent altitude (MDA), while preparing to land from an instrument approach, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance from obstruction(s).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD97FA025
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 08:24 | Gwydd | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-Nov-2022 01:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Apr-2024 17:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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