ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40578
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| Date: | Thursday 20 October 1983 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A |
| Owner/operator: | The Wil-Mc Oil |
| Registration: | N444PA |
| MSN: | 691SA |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2237 hours |
| Engine model: | Airesearch TPE-331-252M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Patterson, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Addison, TX (ADS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE DESCENDING INTO THE PATTERSON AREA ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO HOLD & WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE THE #2 ACFT FOR AN APPROACH TO THE PATTERSON ARPT. A FEW WINUTES LATER THE PLT ASKED HOW LONG THE DELAY WOULD BE. HE SUBSEQUENTLY STATED HE HAD THE airport, CANCELLED IFR & WAS GOING IN VFR. A PLT WHO HAD JUST DEPARTED THE airport HEARD A MITSUBISHI CALL 'TURNING BASE.' HE COULD NOT SEE AN ACFT ON BASE FOR RWY 5. HE CALLED BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A REPLY. THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES ALONG A HEADING OF ABOUT 225 DEG. THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED ABOUT 5 DEG & THE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44824
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Dec-2016 18:51 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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