ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132894
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 August 1994 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D17R Staggerwing |
| Owner/operator: | Walter B. Thomas |
| Registration: | N35E |
| MSN: | D-17R-167 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1937 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2090 hours |
| Engine model: | WRIGHT R-975-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandwich, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (C48) |
| Mount Airy, NC (MWK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED HE NOTICED A DROP IN RPM WHEN HE REDUCED POWER TO THE CRUISE SETTING. HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT HE HAD JUST DEPARTED AND MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS DISTRACTED AND BECAME CONCERNED WITH THE ENGINE RPM, AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot to lower the landing gear. Factors related to the accident were the loss of engine rpm, for undetermined reasons, and the diverted attention of the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94LA264
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2016 18:25 | David Arthur | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 18-Feb-2021 14:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 10-Apr-2024 05:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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