ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37623
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| Date: | Sunday 3 April 1983 |
| Time: | 21:11 |
| Type: |  Cessna T310R |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6831T |
| MSN: | 310R2115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dalhart, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | College Station, TX (CLL) |
| (DHT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AS THE PLT WAS APPROACHING DALHART, TX, HE WAS IN RADIO & RADAR CONTACT WITH ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (CENTER). APRX 15 MI FROM DELHART, THE PLT ASKED CENTER ABOUT THE WX OVER DALHART. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FSS THERE WAS SHUT DOWN & NO CURRENT WX FOR DALHART WAS AVAILABLE. AS THE PLT CONTINUED, HE REPORTED SEEING A GLOW IN THE VICINITY OF DALHART & SAID THAT IT 'LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE GOT A FOG OR SOMETHING.' AT APPRX 2111 CST, THE CENTER ADVISED THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST & CLEARED THE FLT FROM CENTER FREQ. THE PLT REPLIED THAT HE 'WENT INTO A LITTLE CLOUD BANK, A LITTLE SHOWER, RIGHT HERE.' SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE ACFT CRASHED APPRX 2 MI SOUTH OF THE APCH END OF RWY 35. IMPACT OCCURRED, LEFT WING 1ST WHILE ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. A WX STUDY INDICATED THERE WAS A LOW OVERCAST IN THE AREA, BUT THE HEIGHT WAS NOT DETERMINED. AREA FORECASTS & SIGMETS WARNED OF POSSIBLE TURBULENCE IN THE AREA. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X42668_
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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