# NTSB DCA80AA007: Lockheed 188C, N859U, Salt Lake City, UT, November 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1979
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA80AA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0017  79/11/18   SALT LAKE CITY,UT   LOCKHEED 188C       CR-  3  0  0  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0456                    N859U               PX-  0  0  0                            46, 20000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LK CTY INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS-INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    3200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      41
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PROGRESSIVE VOLTAGE DECAY ON PRIORITY BUS A SYS FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N859U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859U-1980-05-15), registration cancelled 1980-05-15, S/N 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 188C
- Registry model: [Lockheed 188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188c) (registry code 5262604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Salt Lk Cty Intl

## Other investigations on N859U (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 MIA78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA052), Mar 11, 1978: Lockheed L188C (N859U), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage

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.

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