ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42294
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Date: | Sunday 4 September 1988 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Cessna 150J |
Owner/operator: | Sundance Land & Livestock Corp |
Registration: | N60547 |
MSN: | 15070391 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5134 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hemet, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Hemet, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WITH A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING. WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND ENTERED A SPIN. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURES/MALFUNCTIONS. CAUSE: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED AT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT IS CONTROLLABLE. GUSTY WINDS, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDES AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND TO CONDUCT AN EVALUATION WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26849 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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