ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37115
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| Date: | 03-JAN-1986 |
| Time: | 103 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182L |
| Operator: | Ronald Crane |
| Registration: | N3349R |
| C/n / msn: | 18258649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | So.Glastonbury , CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pawtcket, RI (SFZ) |
| Hartford, CT (HFD) |
THE ACFT WAS ON A VOR INSTRUMENT APCH WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH 250 FT HIGH TERRAIN APPROX 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE airport AND APPROX 2 MILES NORTH OF THE VOR/FAF. SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE WAS IN TURBULENCE; THEN REPORTED HE WAS CLEAR OF TURBULENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE/ MALFUNCTION. PATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS WERE NEGATIVE. FLIGHT TESTS REVEALED SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF NAVAIDS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20010110X00245
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
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