ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34838
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 1990 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Panama Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N18PA |
| MSN: | 31-7712068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5993 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540F2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City Airport, Panama City, Bay County, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Panama City Airport, Bay County, Florida (ECP/KECP) |
| Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Florida (TPA/KTPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE TAKEOFF AS A LONG GROUND ROLL, SLOW CLIMB, AND ENGINES NOT SOUNDING NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE THEN SETTLED INTO TREES. BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE KILLED ON IMPACT. TEARDOWN OF THE LEFT ENGINE REVEALED WATER PRESENT IN THE FUEL INJECTOR LINES OF #1, #3 AND #5 CYLINDERS. #3 NOZZLE PLUGGED. INTAKE VALVES DARK & SOOTY. PISTONS 1, 3 AND 5 HAD CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF DARK CARBON DEPOSITS. TEARDOWN OF RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED EXTENSIVE CARBON BUILDUPS THROUGHOUT.
AN ENGINE TEST RUN WAS PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE DAY BEFORE ACCIDENT. PERSONNEL FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY THE OPERATOR PROVIDED WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF ALLEGATIONS PERTAINING TO THE GENERAL CONDITION OF COMPANY AIRPLANES, FALSIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AND IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES BEING PERFORMED ON COMPANY AIRPLANES.
CAUSE: A LOSS OF POWER ON BOTH ENGINES DURING TAKEOFF AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. REGISTRATION N18PA CANCELLED BY THE FAA ON MAY 17, 1991 AS "DESTROYED"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA90FA145 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X23476&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=18PA
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1990/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-panama-city-2-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N18PA/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2015 21:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2017 20:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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