ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35505
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 September 1988 |
| Time: | 21:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Raymond Garrett |
| Registration: | N8743W |
| MSN: | 28-10283 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2982 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-B4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camarillo, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camarillo, CA (CMA) |
| Elk Grove, CA (Q40) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT LANDED AT NIGHT WITH KNOWN ELECTRICAL DEFICIENCY. WITNESSES INDICATED THE PLT STATED HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HAD TO HAND PROP THE ENG TO START IT AND HAD TO USE A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE THE INSTRUMENTS. THE PLT ELECTED TO FLY HOME DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS RATHER THAN FIX ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE WX AT THE AIRPORT WAS IMC DUE TO FOG. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION WAS INDICATIVE OF A SPIRAL. CAUSE: THE PILOT DECIDED TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN ELECTRICAL DEFICIENCY DURING NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT OPERATION IN WHICH HE WAS NOT CERTIFIED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26850
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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