FTW72AF054

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 600 · Beaumont, TX · February 16, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1972
Place
Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N94226Convair 600
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164735

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0014  72/2/16    BEAUMONT,TEX        CONVAIR 600         CR-  0  0  3  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N94226              PX-  0  0  0                            33, 9200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: IMPELLER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOW PRESSURE IMPELLER OF R ENG FAILED. R PROP,ENG NOSE SECTION AND COWLING SEPARATED. 6 MO FLT CK.

Aircraft

Registration
N94226
Reported as
Convair 600
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jefferson County

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