ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38120
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 September 1988 |
| Time: | 16:03 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft K35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9525R |
| MSN: | D-6075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morriston, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Asheville, NC (AVL) |
| Brooksville, FL (BKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABOUT 47 MILES FROM HOME AND NEARING COMPLETION OF A X-C FLT WITH HIS WIFE, FATHER, AND MOTHER. THE PLT HAD REQSTED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING & HAD BEEN CRUISING AT 6500 FT. THE PLT ADVISED ATC THEY WERE DOWN TO 6250 FT & NEEDED TO DESCEND FURTHER TO REMAIN VFR. ATC ADVISED THE FLT THERE WAS OPPOSITE IFR TRAFFIC WHO HAD ADVISED HE WAS 'IN SOLID' & REQSTED THE VFR FLT TO DELAY DESCENT IF POSSIBLE UNTIL TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR. THE PLT AGREED BUT SAID 'WELL OK, I'M GOING TO BE IN THE CLDS.' ABOUT 45 SECS LATER, THE PLT ADVISED, 'OH YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE IN A SPIN, I'M NOT SURE WHICH WAY WE'RE GOIN' HERE, I'VE LOST IT, I'M SORRY. ' A ground WITNESS HEARD THE ENGINE REV UP IN THE CLDS, LOOKED UP & SAW THE FUSELAGE MINUS WINGS & TAIL SPINNING FROM over CST. THE WITNESS SAID VFR CONDTNS PREVAILED AT ground LEVEL. THE PLT HAD OWNED ACFT ABOUT 2 YRS BUT NEVER REGSTED IT & THERE WAS NO ANNUAL INSP PERFORMED. NO PLT OR ACFT LOGBOOKS WERE FOUND. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26871
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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