ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37713
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| Date: | Thursday 13 December 1984 |
| Time: | 19:31 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Ray Adams |
| Registration: | N5211S |
| MSN: | 32-40903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1679 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burlington, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waverly, TN (0M5) |
| Cincinnati, OH (CVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACFT FERRIED VFR BY OWNER. RADIOS REPAIRED BEFORE DEPARTURE, GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER FOUND INOP. AT FUEL STOP WX WAS FORECAST IFR FOR DESTINATION. AN IFR INSTRUCTOR WAS THEN HIRED FOR THE REMAINING flight. OWNER SHOWED WORK ORDER TO CFI WHO INCORRECTLY CONCLUDED THAT THE GLIDE SLOPE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. CFI RECALLED WX WAS FORECAST AS 600 FT CEILING AT DESTINATION. NO RECORD FOUND OF HAVING RECEIVED CURRENT WX OF 200 FT CEILING, 1-1/4 MI VIS PRIOR TO APCH. CFI STATED A 500 FPM DESCENT AT 90 KTS WAS USED FOR THE APCH. HE REPORTED FLYING THE ILS RWY 36 APCH AND POINTED OUT TO THE OWNER THAT THE LOCALIZER AND GLIDE SLOPE NEEDLES WERE CENTERED WHEN 2 MILES FROM THE RWY. POST CRASH TEST OF THE GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER SHOWED IT WAS STILL INOPERATIVE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41697
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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