ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37108
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| Date: | Saturday 1 May 1993 |
| Time: | 07:37 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A90 King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Arkansas Flight Management |
| Registration: | N530N |
| MSN: | LJ141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8660 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Ida, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Huntington, IN (KHHG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APRX 3 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 1,100 FT MSL; THE HIGHEST TERRAIN IN THE AREA IS 1,400 FT MSL. THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ELEVATION IS 643 FT MSL. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED INTO CLOUDS AT APRX 200 FT FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, AND THAT THE HILLS TO THE SOUTHEAST WERE OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. THE PILOT HAD ABOUT 4 HOURS SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AN ADEQUATE CLIMB RATE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: PILOT FATIGUE FROM LACK OF SLEEP, AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN93FA053
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2013 01:08 | wf | Updated [Cn] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 17-Nov-2022 08:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Apr-2024 14:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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