- Date
- June 12, 1980
- Place
- Valley, NE · VALLEY, NE
- Injuries
- 13 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N650SSwearingen 226TC
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1982
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3777 80/6/12 NR.VALLEY,NE SWEARINGEN 226TC CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1546 N650S PX- 11 2 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 37, 8391 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP APPLETON,WI LINCOLN,NE MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - RAIN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 100 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CONTD INTO AREA OF SVR TSTMS.FLAMEOUT/PWR LOSS FM PCPN.CRITICAL WX NOT DISEMD.PCPN RDCD RADAR RTRN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N650S
- Reported as
- Swearingen 226TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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