ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37956
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| Date: | Sunday 31 October 1982 |
| Time: | 05:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Moore Data Systems Inc |
| Registration: | N41045 |
| MSN: | 31-8252020 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 290 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (Ryan Field), Baton Rouge, Louisiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Baton Rouge, Lousiana (BTR/KBTR) |
| Charleston, West Virginia (CRW/KCRW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF IN DARKNESS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS INDEFINITE CEILING, ZERO OBSCURATION, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILES WITH FOG, WIND 120 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. A NUMBER OF WITNESSES HEARD THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER TAKEOFF. THE CONSENSUS OF THEIR STATEMENTS INDICATED THAT ONE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE THE OTHER CONTINUED RUNNING AT A HIGH POWER SETTING.
AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AN INTENSE POST-CRASH FIRE HAD CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE PLANE HAD CRASHED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND DID NOT MOVE AFTER IMPACT. THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS FOUND IN A FEATHERED POSITION. THE LEFT PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED AND TWISTED. BOTH ENGINES WERE DISASSEMBLED, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE COWL FLAPS WERE CLOSED. ALL THREE PERSONS ON BOARD [PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS] WERE KILLED.
REGISTRATION N41045 CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON MARCH 20, 1989
Sources:
1. NTSB ID FTW83FA027 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X04639&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=41045
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/advanced-search-result/?free=N41045&x=0&y=0]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/la/N41045/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2015 20:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Sep-2017 13:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2020 21:12 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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