ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36629
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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 1994 |
| Time: | 10:25 LT |
| Type: |  Ryan Navion A (L-17B) |
| Owner/operator: | Smith, Chris A. |
| Registration: | N1669Z |
| MSN: | 1669 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2600 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL E-185-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olympia, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Yakima, WA (KYKM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE CLIMBING DURING A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE, THE PILOT OF THE NAVION DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED A DESCENDING TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRFIELD. AFTER THE TURN WAS INITIATED, WITNESSES NOTED AN INTENSE FIRE IN THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A STEEP, LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT AND FIRE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE FIRE AND SMOKE WERE SO INTENSE THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SPECIFIC SOURCE OF FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94FA124
Location
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] |
| 21-Jun-2021 15:35 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Apr-2024 07:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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