- Date
- December 7, 1987, 17:29 local (23:29 UTC)
- Place
- Dallas, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N400NYLockheed 250 TRI-GEAR
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871207082869A
- Case key
- 22529
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The right engine of the aircraft failed three times in flight. After the last failure near the middle marker the pilot feathered the propeller. The aircraft collided with power lines and the ground about 400 yards short of runway 31 at the redbird airport. The right fuel selector was positioned to the left rear tank and the left selector was positioned to the off position. The left wing tanks were intact and empty. Both engines had failed due to fuel exhaustion. Two airports were overflown that were adequate for landing and that had fuel available. This was the co-pilot's first flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N400NY
- Reported as
- Lockheed 250 TRI-GEAR (250 TRI-GE)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2379
- Airframe hours
- 8,735
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-56A, 1,350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nicole Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · September 29, 1987
- Departed
- SAT · San Antonio, TX
- Destination
- RBD · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RBD · Redbird, runway 31, 5,452 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,500 total · 782 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RBD, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.