ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35821
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 January 1989 |
| Time: | 08:12 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Apollo 11 Limited |
| Registration: | N9034Y |
| MSN: | 31-47 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5906 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springfield, Clark County, Ohio -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis Regional Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana (MQJ/KMQJ) |
| Ohio State University Airport,Columbus, Ohio (OSU/KOSU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT WAS MAKING A CONTRACT CARGO FLIGHT UNDER FAR 91 RULES AND HAD EXPERIENCED ICING EN ROUTE. WHEN JUST PAST DAYTON, OHIO, HE INDICATED THAT HE 'HAD A LITTLE FUEL PROBLEM' AND NEEDED TO GET INTO COLUMBUS WITHOUT DELAY. A SHORT TIME LATER HE INDICATED THAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HE WAS VECTORED TOWARD SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR A LANDING. HE THEN INDICATED THAT HE HAD LOST AN ENGINE, AND A SHORT TIME LATER INDICATED THAT HE HAD LOST THE OTHER ENGINE.
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF SPRINGFIELD. THE PLOT [ SOLE PERSON ON BOARD] WAS KILLED. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE. THE COMPANY PRESIDENT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT ENCOURAGE HIS PILOTS TO CARRY 'EXCESS FUEL'. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS PILOT, ALONG WITH OTHERS, HAD BEEN 'CHEWED OUT' FOR CARRYING 'EXCESS FUEL'. THE OPERATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED UNDER FAR 135 RULES SINCE THE COMPANY HAD RETAINED OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE OPERATION.
CAUSE: FUEL EXHAUSTION PRECIPATATED BY THE INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT, PRESSURE FROM THE COMPANY PRESIDENT TO NOT CARRY EXCESS FUEL AND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS BY THE PILOT BY NOT REFUELING ENROUTE BEFORE FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE AND CERTIFICATION OF THE OPERATOR BY THE FAA.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL89FA066 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001213X27526&key=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9034Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/oh/N9034Y/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1989/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-springfield-1-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Oct-2017 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
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