- Date
- August 4, 1989, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Augusta, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N94253Convair CV-600-240D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890804027709A
- Case key
- 36457
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Probable cause
The failure of the propeller control system for undetermined reasons during a precautionary landing after encountering deteriorating weather conditions during a VFR ferry flight. Contributing factor(s) was: the adverse weather conditions, inadequate preflight, a failure of the electrical system for unknown reasons, and the pilot's intentional ground loop.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Diverted to Augusta after encountering deteriorating wx. Lost inverters, compass system during ILS, executed go-around. Second approach made visual to landing. Props would not enter fine pitch, braking not effective. Plt steered airplane off runway down embankment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94253
- Reported as
- Convair CV-600-240D (CV-600-240)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 114
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce RDA-10/IMK542, 2,550 lbs thrust, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- International Turbine Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 3, 1989
- Departed
- BGR · Bangor, ME
- Destination
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Airport
- AUG · Augusta, runway 17, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,100 total · 800 in this make and model · 2,350 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots, gusting 13
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N94253 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.