ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38243
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| Date: | 12-NOV-1982 |
| Time: | 05:14 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Hill-Williford Aviation |
| Registration: | N59771 |
| C/n / msn: | 31-7652041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sugarloaf Mountain, Brevard, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Columbus, Ohio (CMH/KCMH) |
| Asheville, North Carolina (AVL/KAVL) |
AFTER A MISSED APPROACH AT ASHEVILLE, THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT AT GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA. EN-ROUTE TO GREER, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. IN RESPONSE TO A QUERY FROM ATLANTA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER, THE PILOT VERIFIED HIS POSITION AS BEING ON THE 235 DEGREES RADIAL OF SPARTANBURG VOR & 11.9 MILES SOUTH WEST. HE WAS THEN CLEARED TO DESCEND TO 2700 FEET & EXECUTE AN ILS APPROACH.
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN AT THE 3200 FEET LEVEL. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON THE 235 DEGREE RADIAL OF THE SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN VORTAC & AT 24 MILES. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES REPORTED WERE NOT CORRECTED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS LISTED FOR AN "OUTER MARKER INOPERATIVE AURAL & VISUAL (NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW, SINCE ADF IS ALSO INOPERATIVE)." & "LIGHT IN #2 VOR HEAD OUT". THE MARKER BEACON WAS DESCRIBED AS INOPERATIVE ON 3 DATES BEGINNING AUGUST 22 1981, & THE ADF WAS DESCRIBED AS INOPERATIVE ON 7 DATES BEGINNING MAY 8, 1981. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS LISTED FOR ANY ENTRY ABOUT THE MARKER BEACON OR ADF.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL83AA029 at http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X04287&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=59771
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nc/N59771/
4. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1982/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-greenville-1-killed/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2015 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 21:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Sep-2017 13:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2017 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
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