- Date
- April 20, 1979
- Place
- Brownsville, TX · BROWNSVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N711BRLockheed 18
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790420011079A
- Case key
- 135651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1149 79/4/20 BROWNSVILLE,TX LOCKHEED 18 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 6000 TIME - 0650 N711BR PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSVILLE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROWNSVILLE,TX TAMPICO,MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OIL COOLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- APPROX 3700LBS OVER MAX CERT G/W.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711BR
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brownsville Intl
N711BRRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Lockheed 18-56Airframe modelLockheed 18-56Engine modelWright C9GC&D series
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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.