- Date
- July 2, 1970
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21CKShort Bros SC7-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80098
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0594 70/7/2 WASHINGTON,DC SHORT BROS SC7-3 CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0948 N21CK PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 46, 10272 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 108 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JFK INTL ARPT,NY WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LOSS OF EFF ELEVR CTL DUE FWD SHIFT OF IMPROPERLY SCRD CARGO WHEN ACFT IN STEEP NOSEDWN ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21CK
- Reported as
- Short Bros SC7-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Washington Natl