ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40323
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| Date: | Friday 21 September 1990 |
| Time: | 05:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | P.M.Air |
| Registration: | N3558 |
| MSN: | 31-8052072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5293 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2.5 mile SSE of Flagstaf Airport, Flagstaff, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, Arizona (PHX/KPHX) |
| Flagstaff, Arizona (FLG/KFLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NIGHT FLIGHT FROM PHOENIX TO FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA, TO DELIVER CARGO IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN AIR TAXI DELIVERY SCHEDULE. BEFORE REACHING FLAGSTAFF, THE PILOT CANCELED HIS IFR CLNC & PROCEEDED VFR. HE ENCOUNTERED LOWERING CIGS & RW. DURING THE APPROACH, HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR & PARTIALLY EXTENDED THE WING FLAPS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES & CRASHED IN AN UNPOPULATED AREA ABOUT 2.5 MILES SOUTH SOUTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 6,800 FEET; AIRPORT ELEVATION WAS 7,011 FEET.
INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT 20 DEGREE BANK (TOWARD RWY 3). WEATHER DATA AT THE COMPANY DISPATCH WAS NOT CURRENT & DID NOT DEPICT THE ADVERSE LOCAL CONDITIONS NEAR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.
CAUSE: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE OF COMPANY/OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE CURRENT WEATHER.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX90FA331 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X24295
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3558
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1990/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-flagstaff-1-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/az/N3558/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2015 15:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2015 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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