ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37587
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Thursday 2 December 1993 |
Time: | 13:41 |
Type: | Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
Owner/operator: | Brent's International Inc c/o Airwork Ltd |
Registration: | N515WB |
MSN: | 31T-7720023 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6685 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Norwich, Muskingum County, Ohio -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Easton, Maryland (ESN/KESN) |
Destination airport: | Des Moines, Iowa (DSM/KDSM) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Whilst en route from Easton, Maryland, to Des Moines, Iowa and cruising at FL 240, the aircraft was seen on radar to have climbed to 24,100 feet. On the next radar return, 12 seconds later, it had descended to 23,700 feet. The aircraft had disappeared from the radar 12 seconds later. It was subsequently found to have crashed in open farm land in an inverted, flat attitude with virtually no forward motion and been destroyed. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at approximately 39 degrees, 59 minutes north, and 83 degrees, 12 minutes west. Both crew on board were killed
Wreckage from the aircraft was scattered over a wide area with 'most of the tail section' being found at the start of the wreckage trail. Witnesses in the area reported hearing the aircraft's engines 'revving', followed by the sound of 'explosions'. The accident happened during a ferry flight to Hayward, California where it was to be modified for onward ferry to New Zealand.
No pre-existing airframe failure was found that would have led to a loss of control, in-flight break-up, loss of pressurisation or hypoxia. The plane was inactive for about two years before being purchased two months before the accident. The last annual inspection was on June 8, 1992. Icing was forecast from 9000 feet to 17,000 feet amsl; turbulence was forecast below 8000 feet amsl.
The NTSB determined the probable cause of the accident to be: The pilot's loss of control for unknown reasons and the subsequent flight which exceeded the design stress limits of the airline, resulting in an in-flight break-up.
The airframe was released to the owner's insurance adjuster Mr. R.H. Tenney on December 5, 1993. Additional instruments were released on July 7, 1994, to the owner's representative, Mr. Dale Munday, M&K Aviation Inc. Jeffersonville, Indiana. Both propellers were released to Mr. Munday on September 7, 1994. The left forward baggage door was released to Mr. Munday on September 30, 1993. Registration N515WB cancelled by the FAA on January 14, 2000, some sixteen years later
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC94FA028 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X13900&ntsbno=NYC94FA028&akey=1 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=515WB 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1993/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-norwich-2-killed/]
4.
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf 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] |
06-Aug-2017 13:42 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
06-Aug-2017 19:47 |
TB |
Updated [Cn] |
13-Sep-2017 15:49 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
13-Sep-2017 15:49 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation