ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38292
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| Date: | Saturday 25 August 1984 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9150N |
| MSN: | 11063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE 331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Little America , WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ogden, UT (OGD) |
| Aurora, IL (ARR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1005 MDT, THE PLT WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB TO FL 190. THIS WAS ATC'S LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE ACFT. AT 1030:39, THE CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE PLT TO ADVISE THAT HE HAD LOST RADAR CONTACT & TO RECYCLE THE TRANSPONDER & SQUAWK 6062. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. TWO WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT JUST BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY SAW FIRE &/OR AN EXPLOSION BEFORE IMPACT & ONE WITNESS REPORTED THE ACFT BROKE UP AFTER IT CAME BELOW AN ESTIMATED 1000 TO 1200 FT CEILING. HOWEVER, THE WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER A 2 MI AREA. AN EXAM REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A CATASTROPHIC IN-FLT BREAKUP FROM OVERLOAD WHICH INCLUDED POSITIVE OVERLOAD OF BOTH WINGS. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT JUST BEFORE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, THE ACFT'S SPEED VARIED BETEEN 221 & 272 KTS, HEADING VARIED FROM 072 TO 014 DEG & VERTICAL VELOCITY VARIED FROM +300 TO -2400 FT/MIN. THUNDERSTORMS, TURBC, RAIN & CLD TOPS TO 25,000' WERE REPORTED. PROBABLE LGT TO MOD ICING IN CLDS ABOVE THE FREEZING LVL (14,000'). ACFT HAD WX RADAR ABOARD. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40697
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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