- Date
- December 5, 1969
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 11 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N410MLockheed 18
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3779 69/12/5 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX LOCKHEED 18 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N410M PX- 9 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 38, 8030 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NEV DALHART,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L WG FAILED,SEPARATED. PLT TYPE RATED FOR VFR FLT ONLY IN L-18. ACFT NOT DEICER EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N410M
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Coronado
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