ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13623
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| Date: | Friday 6 January 1978 |
| Time: | 09:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | United Brands |
| Registration: | TI-AFY |
| MSN: | 31-7652075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 7.5 miles from Anniston Regional Airport, Anniston, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE) |
| Anniston Regional Airport, Anniston, Alabama (ANB/KANB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 6 January 1978 when crashed near Anniston, Alabama: aircraft experienced a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) during a missed approach. The pilot (sole person on board) was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION. COSTA RICA REGISTERED AIRCRAFT. WEATHER ABOVE MINIMA. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN IN FOG AT 1,650 FEET, 7.5 MILES BEYOND AIRPORT".
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA78FA029 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=42600&key=0&queryId=282b3353-722e-4041-b153-1d6ce5c75bbf&pgno=4&pgsize=50
2. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=214479505299572&story_fbid=764405790306938
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1978/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-anniston-1-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2015 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2017 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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