# NTSB IAD75II056: Nord-Avion 262A12, N26217, Washington, DC, April 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1975
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75II056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75II056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0015   75/4/4    WASHINGTON,DC       NORD-AVION 262A12   CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0818                    N26217              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      48, 10931 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           36                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 40K.OUTSIDE X-WIND LIMITATION FOR RWY 36.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26217 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NORD-AVION 262A12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: National

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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