19790515018139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Doug C54D-DC · Mesa, AZ · May 15, 1979

Date
May 15, 1979 · 14:55 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44905
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUJ73
Reported as
Doug C54DDC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,127 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Attempted takeoff with flight controls in locked mode. Factor inadequate pre-flight check.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS IN LOCKED MODE. FACTOR INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT CHECK.

NTSB investigation

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