ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39781
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| Date: | Sunday 4 December 1983 |
| Time: | 14:46 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Piper Aircraft |
| Registration: | N4115K |
| MSN: | 31-8452006 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeland, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL/KLAL) |
| Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL/KLAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS FIRST PRODUCTION FLIGHT TEST. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, IT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER AN ABRUPT RIGHT BANK, FOLLOWED BY A STEEP LEFT BANK BEFORE CRASHING. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WING REVEALED THAT ITS AILERON CABLES WERE CONNECTED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE BELLCRANK ATTACHMENT POINTS BACKWARDS.
Sources:
1. NTSB ID MIA84FA040 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/Results.aspx?queryId=c414529a-94b3-400c-81ae-f6f748b53da6
2, http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4115K
3. http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A90_65_69.pdf
4. http://baaa-acro.maleo.net/1983/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-lakeland-2-killed/
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N4115K/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-May-2015 02:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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