ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37844
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 December 1995 |
| Time: | 13:22 LT |
| Type: |  Zlín 50LA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6660B |
| MSN: | 0004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 972 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springfield, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | , TN (NONE) |
| Clarksville, TN (KCKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses in the area stated that, at about 1215, they heard the airplane overhead for several moments. The airplane engine sounded as though the airplane were slowing down and then speeding up during this time, but the witnesses did not see the airplane. They later observed the airplane disappear into a valley in a near vertical dive. The airplane impacted the terrain about 5 miles northwest of the departure airfield in a near vertical attitude. There was continuity of the aircraft flight controls. The medical examiner did not note any irregularities in the autopsy report that might have resulted in pilot incapacitation. The pilot's flight logbook did not show any evidence of prior experience in the Zlin Z50 LA.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA025
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2010 12:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 19-Feb-2015 22:04 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 12-May-2016 16:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 10:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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