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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Nancng CJ-6A · Shreveport, LA · May 16, 1996

Date: May 16, 1996 · 17:22 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Airport: Shreveport Downtown Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N24AD
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96FA216
Reported as: Nancng CJ6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N24ADRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Nanchang China CJ-6AS/N 3632022 · Built 1981 Airframe modelNanchang China CJ-6A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 16, 1996, at 1722 central daylight time, a nanchang CJ-6A, aircraft, N24AD, was destroyed following a loss of control during a forced landing near Shreveport, Louisiana. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The chinese manufactured aircraft was being operated by the three private owners as a title 14 cft part 91 flight. The flight originated from Shreveport Downtown Airport approximately seven minutes before the accident. According to the pilot of a second airplane that was to join in as a flight of two, the pilot of the accident airplane reported on the radio that he had experienced a loss of power and established a glide to an open field. The witness pilot reported that "the plane banked to the left, the nose dropped, then impacted the ground in a 20 to 30 degree nose down attitude, bounced, and caught on fire." A post impact fire destroyed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 16, 1996, AT 1722 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A NANCHANG CJ-6A, AIRCRAFT, N24AD, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE CHINESE MANUFACTURED AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE THREE PRIVATE OWNERS AS A TITLE 14 CFT PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF A SECOND AIRPLANE THAT WAS TO JOIN IN AS A FLIGHT OF TWO, THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE REPORTED ON THE RADIO THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND ESTABLISHED A GLIDE TO AN OPEN FIELD. THE WITNESS PILOT REPORTED THAT "THE PLANE BANKED TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE DROPPED, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A 20 TO 30 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, BOUNCED, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE." A POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96FA216Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportShreveport, LAa loss of engine power due to failure of the pressure carburetor diaphragm which led to restricted fuel flow through the carburetor and eventual fuel starvation. Factors contributing to the accident were the unsuitable terrain and tall trees which resulted in…May 16, 1996 · Destroyed