- Date
- June 22, 1980
- Place
- Columbus, IN · COLUMBUS, IN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74CALockheed 1049H
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1981
- Case key
- 130610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3483 80/6/22 COLUMBUS,IN LOCKHEED 1049H CR- 3 0 5 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1359 N74CA PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 66, 17250 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS BAKALAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,IN SEATTLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: IMPROPER USE OF EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INADQT,UNCOORDINATED RESPONSE TO ENG FIRE WARIN G.UNCORRECTED PWR DECAY.8380LBS OVR MAX TKOF GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74CA
- Reported as
- Lockheed 1049H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Columbus Bakalar
N74CARegistration cancelled May 12, 2015 · Lockheed 1049H-82Airframe modelLockheed 1049H-82Engine modelWright TC18DA series
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