ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58603
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| Date: | Saturday 31 January 2009 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N31254 |
| MSN: | 4872 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1213 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-E1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Moscow, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Olive Branch, MS (OLV) |
| Olive Branch, MS (OLV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed solo from his home airport for a local, personal flight. About 13 minutes later, an eyewitness observed the airplane “vertical going up and nosed over to the right and went straight down…” He heard a “light thud” and realized the airplane had crashed. He reported that the engine “seemed fine, no missing, running strong.” The witness estimated that the pilot was maneuvering at less than 1,000 feet above the ground. The wreckage was found in a nose-low attitude at the edge of a small lake. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure. Propeller signatures were indicative of engine power at impact. The pilot, who was also a captain for a major air cargo operator, had recently acquired the airplane and had logged approximately 13 hours in the aerobatic airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's initiation of a low altitude maneuver followed by an uncontrolled descent into terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2009 09:55 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2011 14:17 | ddavis765@gmail.com | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2011 14:18 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2011 14:18 | harro | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 11:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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