ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37974
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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1982 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20E |
| Owner/operator: | Wayne Leroy Switzer |
| Registration: | N9192V |
| MSN: | 690041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1224 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sault Ste Marie, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plainwell, MI (C) |
| Sault Ste Marie, MI (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON A VMC FLIGHT PLAINWELL, MI. TO SAULT ST MARIE, MI. PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEFINGS ON CONDITIONS RELATIVE TO HIS INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. A WITNESS NEAR THE CRASH SITE STATED THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER HER HOUSE TWO TIMES BEFORE SHE HEARD A LOUD THUMP. THE WEATHER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOW OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE AND SNOW. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04452
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] |
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