ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40274
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| Date: | Thursday 11 August 1983 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G18S |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Air Services |
| Registration: | N400NA |
| MSN: | BA 591 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13983 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Evart, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kenosha, WI (ENW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE AND A LARGE TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. WITNESSES HEARD THE ACFT BACKFIRING AND THE GROUND RUN WAS EXCESSIVELY LONG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT WENT THROUGH THE TOPS OF PINE TREES. THE BACKFIRING AND SMOKE STOPPED AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE PINE TREES AND THE ACFT STARTED A DESCENT TOWARD A STREET. IT MANEUVERED AS IF TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH CARS. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SPARK PLUGS FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE WERE TESTED AND ALL BUT #5 FRONT PLUG WOULD NOT SPARK. HOWEVER DURING A SUBSEQUENT TEST THE SPARK PLUGSPLUGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF #5, DID TEST PROPERLY. A COMPLETE ENGINE TEARDOWN DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR PRE-IMPACT ENGINE DISCREPANCY. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44039
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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