ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40064
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| Date: | Monday 3 September 1984 |
| Time: | 14:34 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-235 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Flavio Madariaga |
| Registration: | N4967P |
| MSN: | 27-569 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2368 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-B1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rubidoux, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (RIR) |
| Pahrump, NV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PLT FAILED TO REMOVE THE CONTROL LOCK DURING HIS PREFLT INSPECTION; THUS, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOCKED & NO PITCH CONTROL WAS AVAILABLE DURING THE TAKEOFF. ROTATION OCCURRED WHEN THE ACFT REACH FLYING SPEED. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE & ITS PITCH ANGLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE ACFT DECELERATED & STALLED. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHED & BURNED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41098
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] |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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