FTW73AF039

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed TV-2 · Burns Flat, OK · January 24, 1973

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 24, 1973
Place
Burns Flat, OK · BURNS FLAT, OK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N152Lockheed TV-2
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730124003419A
Case key
169867

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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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3-0419  73/1/24    BURNS FLAT,OKLA     LOCKHEED TV-2       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1020                    N152                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      56, 15955 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HI BLOOD PRESSURE COND. FAA ACFT AND CREW.

Aircraft

Registration
N152
Reported as
Lockheed TV-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.