ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38519
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 December 1984 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N |
| Owner/operator: | William Rogers Miears |
| Registration: | N6578Y |
| MSN: | 21064445 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 430 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brackettville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (AXH) |
| Brackettville, TX (74TX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT HAD FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLT PLAN FROM HOW TO DHT AND HAD RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING FOR THE ROUTE. THE FLT PROCEEDEDTO DHT WHERE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR AN APCH. THE PLT CANCELED IFR. THE PLT THEN PROCEEDED TO BRACKETTVILLE, TX, WHERE THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES AND THE TERRAIN. WITNESSES CONFIRMED VISIBILITY WAS RESTRICTED DO THE LOW CEILING, FOG AND LIGHT CONDITION. BRACKETTVILLE airport IS UNLIGHTED AND HAS NO APPROVED IFR APCH. THE PLT HAD LIMITED TIME TO COMPLETE A COMMERCIAL PROJECT FOR THE USAF. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41779
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Dec-2009 02:22 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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