- Date
- August 22, 1973
- Place
- Alex, OK · ALEX, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N333CAAero Comdr 690A
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730822035929A
- Case key
- 188828
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3972 73/8/22 ALEX,OKLA AERO COMDR 690A CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 8950 TIME - 1420 N333CA PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1944 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHANY,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: SWITCHES SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AND INDICATING SYSTEM COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COPILOT - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PROD TEST FLT.PLT R SEAT.C/P SLCTD UNCOVERED PRESSURIZATION DUMP SWITCH.DIF PANEL PSN 690 MODEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333CA
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
N333CARegistered now · Aerovodochody L-29 DELFINAirframe modelAerovodochody L-29 DELFINEngine modelMotorlet M-701C
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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.