ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131799
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1990 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Beegles Aircraft Services, Inc |
| Registration: | N3554P |
| MSN: | 31-8052052 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22598 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J28D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greeley–Weld County Airport, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Greeley–Weld County Airport (GXY/KGXY) |
| Greeley–Weld County Airport (GXY/KGXY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ON FEBRUARY 21, 1990, AT ABOUT 0815 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350 NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN, N3554P, CRASHED AND BURNED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT, GREELEY, COLORADO. THE TWO PERSONS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. WITNESSES SAID THEY SAW N3554P LIFT OFF ROUTINELY BUT THEN ROLL STEEPLY TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO BEEGLES AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INCORPORATED, OF GREELEY FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS, WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM, HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, N3554P WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A POST MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT.
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: ISSUE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE APPLICABLE TO PIPER PA-31 SERIES AIRPLANES REQUIRING, AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED INSPECTION OR DISSASSEMBLY OF THE AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, AN INSPECTION OF THE AILERON BALANCE CABLE TERMINALS AND BELL CRANK LUGS. IF THE RED COLOR CODING OF THESE COMPONENTS HAS DETERIORATED, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. IF RED COLOR CODING HAD NEVER BEEN INSTALLED, IT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE SERVICE MANUALS AMENDED TO REFLECT THIS SUPPLEMENTAL MEANS OF VERIFYING CORRECT INSTALLATION OF AILERON CABLES.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification DEN90FA066 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/Results.aspx?queryId=bf7b7e22-5a6d-47e0-af95-f7fd05b4db42
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3554P
3. http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A90_65_69.pdf
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1990/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-greeley/]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 September 1989 | N3554P | Aviation Services West, Inc. | 0 | Monument Valley, UT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2015 20:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2015 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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