ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42526
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| Date: | Friday 28 January 1994 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8GCBC Scout |
| Owner/operator: | Fischer Agency, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7634S |
| MSN: | 210-76 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7370 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-C2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Usaf Academy, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , CO (KAFF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE RETURNING FROM A GLIDER TOW MISSION, AFTER THE GLIDER HAD BEEN RELEASED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. ONE WITNESS SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS CUTTING OUT. OTHER WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT AS FLYING ERRATICALLY AT LOW ALTITUDE. IT THEN ENTERED A DIVE AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. NO AIRCRAFT SYSTEM FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING AN INVESTIGATION. AN AUTOPSY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY HEART DISEASE. THE EL PASO COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE INDICATED THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA DUE TO CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY. AN AIR FORCE ACADEMY CADET WAS ALSO ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL CONTROLS.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW94GA076
Location
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] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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