- Date
- November 18, 1976
- Place
- Gulf Of Guinea, AF (Atlantic Ocean)
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57278Aero Comdr 500-S
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761118041589A
- Case key
- 156410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3458 76/11/18 NR.GULF OF GUINEA,AF AERO COMDR 500-S CR- 1 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 18549 TIME - 1255 N57278 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1524 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOME TOGO,W.AFRICA RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- PLT NOTED 0 OIL PRESS,HI TEMPS.ACFT SANK IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57278
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500-S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- 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.