# Accident 19840530038939A: Lkheed 188ALKHEED, Chalkhill, PA, May 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1984, 09:25 local time
- Place: Chalkhill, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZIAA
- Location: 39.8485° N, 79.6152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chalkhill, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8485&lon=-79.6152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5523, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5523-1985-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188A (registry code 5262602, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188ALKHEED
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D13
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,047 total, 7,173 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA84AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840530038939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNUSUAL ATTITUDE, LOSS OF CONTROL AND AIRFRAME FAILURE. CREW UNABLE TO ANALYZE COMPONENT. FAILURE IN GYRO SYSTEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA84AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA024), May 30, 1984: Lockheed L-188 (N5523), Chalkhill, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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