CHI65A0081

NTSB accident investigation · Caravelle · Ypsilanti, MI · March 14, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1965
Place
Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor, 50 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1019UCaravelle
Status
Completed · report November 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179743

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0036  65/3/14    YPSILANTI MICH      CARAVELLE           CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1302                    N1019U              PX-  0  1 49                            42, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1490 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT-WILLOW RN
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- PASSENGERS INJURED DURING EVACUATION OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1019U
Reported as
Caravelle
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Detroit-Willow Rn

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.