LAX71AL002

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 18 · Phoenix, AZ · July 5, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1970
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N34ELockheed 18
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115588

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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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3-0808   70/7/5    PHOENIX,ARIZ        LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1710                    N34E                PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     53, 15592 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- GR PREVIOUSLY MODIFIED.CREW UNFAMILIAR W/EMERG GR PROCEDURES.FLT MANUAL FOR UNMODIFIED GR IN ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N34E
Reported as
Lockheed 18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor

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.