Accident Rockwell Commander 114A N215XP, 14 Aug 1983
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34913
 
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Date:14-AUG-1983
Time:12:13
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rockwell Commander 114A
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N215XP
MSN: 14524
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:Accident
Location:Ebro, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Panama City, FL (PFN)
Destination airport:Tuscaloosa, AL (TCL)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PLT ADVISED DEPARTURE CONTROL THAT HE WAS GOING AROUND CLOUDS & THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVITY ON HIS ONBOARD STORM SCOPE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. THE ACFT HAD BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. ALTHOUGH VMC PREVAILED AT THE DEPARTURE airport, THERE WAS TOWERING CUMULUS NORTH THROUGH SOUTH. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44242

https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X44242&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
15-Jul-2018 13:00 Anon. Updated [Source]
22-Oct-2020 14:22 Anon. Updated [Departure airport]

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