ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36432
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| Date: | Friday 16 March 1984 |
| Time: | 08:14 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6177P |
| MSN: | 1279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springdale, AR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Marianna, FL (MAI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ABOUT 3 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE 400-600 FT OVERCAST SKY IN ABOUT A 75 DEG NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING ATTITUDE. IT IMPACTED A 4-STRAND HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINE PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED HIS INSTRUMENT RATING IN JANUARY. NO RECORDS WERE FOUND INDICATING THAT THE PLT EVER FLOWN ACTUAL OR SIMULATED INSTRUMENTS IN A PA-24. THE PLT HAD A MEDICAL HISTORY OF DIZZINESS. ON 3/6/84 HE WAS TREATED FOR NAUSEA, VOMITING & DIZZINESS. HE WAS GIVEN 3 MEDICATIONS AT THAT TIME. ON 3/8/84 THE PLT TELEPHONED THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTERTO SAY HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS & WAS PRESCRIBED ANOTHER DRUG. HE AGAIN CALLED ON 3/10/84 COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS. HOWEVER, A DRUG SCREEN REVEALED NO TRACES OF MEDICATIONS ABLE TO BE TESTED FOR. THE ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39120
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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