ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34458
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| Date: | 11-OCT-2008 |
| Time: | 17:02 |
| Type: |  Maule MXT-7-180A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4257C |
| MSN: | 21070C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Teresa, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Teresa, NM (5t6) |
| Springerville, AZ (D68) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the airplane taxi and perform an intersection takeoff directly towards an isolated thunderstorm located off the departure end of the runway. The airplane appeared to climb to 150 to 200 feet above the ground before disappearing from view as it went into the storm. One witness stated that the airplane's wings were rocking back and forth and that it appeared the pilot was having difficulty controlling the airplane, just before it went out of view. Five to ten minutes later, after the storm moved past, smoke was seen rising approximately one mile west of the airport. The airplane was destroyed by post impact fire. Weather radar data showed the thunderstorm was producing an approximate 60 knot wind shear at the time of the accident. There was a SIGMET active for the accident location and time which warned of the possibility of severe thunderstorms. There was no evidence the pilots obtained a weather briefing prior to taking off.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff and fly into a thunderstorm.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Location
Images:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2008 09:36 | harro | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2008 10:20 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Oct-2008 23:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 07-Jul-2009 11:36 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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