Fairchild F-27A N757L accident, Las Vegas, NV, Apr 16, 1965 · NTSB LAX65A0082

Date: April 16, 1965
Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
Injuries: 2 serious
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft: N757LFairchild F-27A
Status: Completed · report January 12, 1966
Report: Brief approved by the director
Case key: 179746

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0051  65/4/16    LAS VEGAS NEV       FAIRCHILD F-27A     CR-  0  2  0  TRAINING                  ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0445                    N757L               PX-  0  0  0                            42, 15167 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3765 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCARRAN FIELD
        OPERATOR - BONANZA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
          MISC-ASYMMETRICAL FLAP CONDITION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER FUNCTION OF ASYMMETRICAL FLAP INDICATOR

Aircraft

Registration: N757L
Reported as: Fairchild F-27A
Category: Airplane
Engine: turbo prop
Damage: Destroyed
Airport: Mccarran Field

N757LRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 1965 · Fairchild F-27AS/N 54 · Built 1959 Airframe modelFairchild F-27A

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