ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38442
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| Date: | Monday 18 April 1988 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Oldfield Baby Great Lakes |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6915 |
| MSN: | WE 101 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 175 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Angleton, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (7R9) |
| Lake Jackson, TX (93X5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A RT BANK AND THEN A LEFT BANK TO A COURSE PARALLEL TO THE T/O RWY. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED TO ENTER A LEFT TURN WHICH STEEPENED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. ORIGINAL TURN WAS EXECUTED AT ABOUT 150' AGL. ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. NOR WAS THERE ANY EVIDENCE OF PLT INCAPACITATION FOUND DURING THE SUBSEQUENT AUTOPSY AND TOXICOLOGY STUDIES. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25467
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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