- Date
- May 9, 1969
- Place
- Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Injuries
- 6 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N399XLockheed 12A
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1052 69/5/9 CASPER,WYO LOCKHEED 12A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0625 N399X PX- 0 5 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 34, 2619 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 87 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASPER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH ELEVATOR SECURED BY LOCKING BATTEN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N399X
- Reported as
- Lockheed 12A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Casper
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