- Date
- August 24, 1970
- Place
- Hill Af Base, UT · HILL AF BASE, UT
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N855ULockheed 188
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0027 70/8/24 HILL AF BASE,UT LOCKHEED 188 CR- 0 0 3 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0708 N855U PX- 0 0 0 44, 16395 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1022 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL AFBASE OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HILL AF BASE,UT GRAND FORKS,N DAK MINOT,N DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NOSED OVER AFTER T/O.UNABLE TO CTL PITCH.ONE HYD PUMP USED.COMPANY REQ USE OF ALL 3 PUMPS FOR T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N855U
- Reported as
- Lockheed 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hill Afbase
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