ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42804
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| Date: | Thursday 3 March 1988 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E18S |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest Executive |
| Registration: | N45A |
| MSN: | BA-101 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8971 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN14-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vienna, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, MO (SGF) |
| Vienna, MO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RCVD A WX BRIEFING BFR STARTING A NGT CARGO OPN IN KNOWN ICING CONDS. BFR THE FLT, A LINE SERVICEMAN NOTICED ICE ON THE ACFT'S WINGS & SUGGESTED ITS REMOVAL, BUT THE PLT DECLINED. APRX 45 MIN AFTER TKOF, THE PLT RPRTD TO ARTCC THAT A DE-ICE BOOT HAD 'BLOWN' & HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CTLG THE ACFT. HE SAID THE BOOT WAS 'GOING BACK AND FORTH' & THAT FULL RGT AILERON WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL. ALSO, HE RPRTD A CONTINUOUS LOSS OF ALT & SAID THAT FULL RGTAILERON WOULD NOT KEEP THE ACFT FM TURNING TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED ON DESCENDING TERRAIN WHILE IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. MUCH OF THE ACFT (INCLUDING MUCH OF THE LEFT WING) WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT & FIRE. PROP SLASH MARKS INDCD THE ENGS WERE PROVIDING PWR. MAINT RECORDS HAD NO INFO OF REPLACEMENT, REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF THE DE-ICE BOOTS IN THE PREV 10 YRS. THE PLT'S WIFE INDCD HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRESSURED TO FLY ACFT WITH DISCREPANCIES. SIGMETS GOLF 3 & 4 WARNED OF OCNL SEVERE MIXED ICING IN CLOUDS & PRECIP. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25315
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| 4 March 1988 | N45A | Midwest Executive | Vienna, MO | |
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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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