- Date
- July 6, 1977
- Place
- St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N280FLockheed L-188C
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146795
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0018 77/7/6 ST.LOUIS,MO LOCKHEED L-188C CR- 3 0 0 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2327 N280F PX- 0 0 0 32, 11540 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 390 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.LOUIS LAMBERT OPERATOR - FLEMING INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.LOUIS,MO YPSILANTI AIRPORT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-UNWANTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - 0IL EXHAUSTION-PROPELLER SYSTEM POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: FEATHERING PUMP MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- #2 AUTOFEATHERED 1ST T/O.OIL REPLACED IMPROPERLY.#2 PROP RVRSD 2ND T/O.PUMP OUTPUT O-RINGS BAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N280F
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St.Louis Lambert
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