- Date
- July 8, 1962
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 12 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N243VVickers 812
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0010 62/7/8 AMARILLO,TEX VICKERS 812 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0706 N243V PX- 0 0 13 43, 16466 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1338 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AMARILLO,TEX HOUSTON,TEX AUSTIN,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED ATTENTION.ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE TO RWY STRIKING NBR 2 AND 3 PROPS.FEATH NBR 2 PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N243V
- Reported as
- Vickers 812
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Amarillo
N243VRegistration cancelled Jul 26, 1962 · Vickersarmstrongs VISCOUNT 812Airframe modelVickersarmstrongs VISCOUNT 812
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