ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37546
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| Date: | Friday 14 February 1997 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Z Aviation Corporation |
| Registration: | N6433P |
| MSN: | 24-1544 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmington, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (FMN) |
| Belen, NM (E80) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the initial climb after a night takeoff, the airplane was observed to stall, enter a spin, and impact the ground in a nose down attitude. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no preimpact mechanical discrepancies. Although five persons were aboard the 4-seat airplane, an estimate of the airplane's weight and balance at the time of the accident placed it within allowable limits. The commercial/instrument rated pilot had accumulated 201 hours in this make and model airplane. Bright night visual meteorological conditions prevailed with clear skies, visibility 15 miles, and the moon 29 degrees above the horizon and 59% illuminated. An autopsy of the 22 year old pilot was performed, and microscopy of the heart revealed 70% narrowing of the atrioventricular (AV) nodal artery. FAIP pathologists noted that 'A single focus of inflammation with myocyte necrosis does not, in our opinion, warrant a diagnosis of myocarditis as a cause of sudden death, as this finding may also be seen in non-cardiac deaths. We were unable to appreciate ischemic changes in the myocardium. CAUSE: loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X07398
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| 15 February 1997 | N6433P | Flying Z Aviation Corporation | Farmington, NM | |
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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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