ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39776
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 1983 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Tenson Inc |
| Registration: | N234LC |
| MSN: | 31P-7400178 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2835 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIGO-541-E1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lost Creek, West Virginia [at 39°9′30″N, 80°20′53 W] -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | North Central West Virginia Airport, Clarksburg, West Virginia (KCKB) |
| Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee (MEM/KMEM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF WITH 4 OCCUPANTS & AN ESTIMATED 596 LBS OF CARGO ON BOARD. AFTER IT TOOK OFF, THE ATC CONTROLLER NOTED THAT IT WAS CLIMBING SLOWER THAN EXPECTED. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 4,200 FEET AMSL, THE AIRCREW REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT ENGINE & SAID THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THEY COULD MAKE IT BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THEY EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST. ATC PROCEEDED TO VECTOR THEM TO THE WESTON AIRPORT, BUT INFORMED THEM THAT IT HAD NO INSTRUMENT APPROACH.
AFTER THE REPORTED ENGINE MALFUNCTION, ATC PERSONNEL NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A GRADUAL LEFT TURN. ABOUT 8 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND SAW THE AIRCRAFT COME OVER A HILL WITH THE SOUND OF AN ENGINE AT HIGH POWER. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE CABLE, THEN CRASHED INTO 2 TREES, IMPACTED THE GROUND & BURNED.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT PRE-IMPACT FAILURES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 400 LBS OVER ITS MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT.
Sources:
1. NTSB ID ATL83AA285 at http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/Results.aspx?queryId=3a48de29-16e2-44b9-b677-8fa52aed0b00
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=234LC
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1983/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-lost-creek-4-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wv/N234LC/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2015 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Jun-2015 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Sep-2017 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
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