- Date
- May 9, 1962
- Place
- Ackerly, TX · ACKERLY, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N88894Douglas C-54B
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0024 62/5/9 ACKERLY,TEX DOUGLAS C-54B CR- 0 0 2 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1654 N88894 PX- 0 0 0 43, 14281 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1665 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - SLICK AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DYESS AFB,TEX ALAMEDA NAS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS 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 SCATTERED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 93 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 140 16 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- FAILURE OF NBR 1 AND 3 ENGS UNDER ADVERSE WT AND WEA COND. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88894
- Reported as
- Douglas C-54B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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