ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36492
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| Date: | 15-APR-1984 |
| Time: | 23:27 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7899V |
| MSN: | 2861 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gary, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Cincinnati, OH (LUK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
VFR PLT RECEIVED 2 WX BRIEFINGS, FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN AND DEPARTED IN NIGHT IFR CONDITIONS. APRX 1 MIN AFTER CONTACTING CHICAGO ARTCC PLT REPORTED HE WAS HAVING 'PROBLEMS.' APRX 1 MIN LATER PLT REPORTED, 'NINE NINE VICTOR, I'M BREAKING UP.' ACFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND NEXT DAY. ACCORDING TO PLT'S WIFE AND AN ASSOC, THE PLT HAD FLOWN IFR BEFORE. ANNUAL INSPECTION OF ACFT WAS COMPLETED ON 4/9/84. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A CRACK IN THE PITOT TUBE LINE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39213
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] |
| 05-May-2020 19:27 | Mooneyman_Jack | Updated [Cn] |
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