19790529015289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rkwell 680FL · Phoenix, AZ · May 29, 1979

Date
May 29, 1979 · 17:17 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N783EF
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUJ77
Reported as
Rkwell 680FL
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,255 total100 in this make and model240 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.

Crashed short of landing runway. Pilot claims wake turbulence & both engines failing. No evidence of engine problem

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED SHORT OF LANDING RUNWAY. PILOT CLAIMS WAKE TURBULENCE & BOTH ENGINES FAILING. NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE PROBLEM

NTSB investigation

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