- Date
- October 31, 1984, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Wooster, OH
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2937AGulfstream 690C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841031059369A
- Case key
- 12808
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Analysis
While on final approach to rwy 09 the acft struck a 42 ft power pole with the right wing. The wing was torn from the acft. The acft landed inverted 400 ft east of the pole. The rwy threshold lights are displaced 165 ft from the rwy end for night operations. REIL lights are located at the rwy end. A power line crosses the extended centerline 825 feet west of the rwy end. Red obstruction lights mark the tops of the poles. On the night of the accident the obstruction lights were inoperative. Witnesses reported that the acft appeared to be flying lower than normal in the traffic pattern.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2937A
- Reported as
- Gulfstream 690C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11670
- Airframe hours
- 1,157
- Engine
- Garrett TPE3315254K, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H&H Industrial Sales Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1984 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- ERI · Erie, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BJJ · Wayne County
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,715 total · 2,665 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK
FAA reports on this event · 1
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