ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42167
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| Date: | Saturday 13 February 1988 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliservices |
| Registration: | N757NM |
| MSN: | 15279873 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2704 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seneca, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesa, AZ (FFZ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE RECENTLY CERTIFIED PILOT AND HIS PAX DEPARTED FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS AN AIR FORCE T-37 INSTRUCTOR PILOT BUT HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING ON 2/11/88. SEVERAL WITNESSES, INCLUDING A PILOT, REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDES IN RUGGED, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT OVERDUE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A BOX CANYON. IT HAD CONTACTED A MESQUITE TREE AND TERRAIN AT A POINT WHERE A PILOT WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO REVERSE COURSE. THE EVIDENCE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER AT IMPACT. NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN ONLY JET AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. RESCUE PERSONNEL DESCRIBED VARIABLE, GUSTY WINDS IN THE AREA. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25103
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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