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Aviation accident CHI93FA378

2 fatal · AERO COMMANDER 690A · 1993-09-27 · LANSING, MI, USA

Event

NTSB number
CHI93FA378
Event ID
20001211X13360
Type
Accident
Date
1993-09-27
Location
LANSING, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.730438, -84.640983

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
AERO COMMANDER
Model
690A
Registration
N242TC
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

was the pilot-in-command not maintaining aircraft control during the intermittent operation of the electrically operated attitude gyro. Factor's associated with this accident are an fluctuating (intermittent) electrical system inverter and the pilot-in-command not performing remedial action by using the vacuum powered attitude gyro and other flight instruments once the airplane was making a series of climbs, descents, and heading changes.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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