ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43363
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| Date: | Friday 27 January 1984 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 77 Skipper |
| Owner/operator: | Chaparral Aviation |
| Registration: | N3829D |
| MSN: | WA-229 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 310 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fritch, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX (TDW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE ACFT DEPARTED ON 1/27/84 AND FAILED TO RETURN FROM A 2 HOUR LOCAL flight. TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS 1330 CST. ON 1/28/84, AFISHERMAN ON LAKE MEREDITH FOUND AN ACFT WHEEL FLOATING IN THE WATER. THIS WHEEL WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME PART NUMBERS AND PAINT AS THE MISSING ACFT. ON 1/29/84, A JACKET WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE LAKE NEAR WHERE THE WHEEL WAS ORIGINALLY SIGHTED. THE PLT OWNED A SIMILAR JACKET.
The search was called off on February 2, 1984. In June 2008 the wreckage of the plane was located and salvaged.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38573
http://www.kswo.com/story/8409178/24-year-old-missing-plane-found-in-lake-meredith
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-May-2014 06:12 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 23-May-2014 06:14 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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