- Date
- May 29, 1979
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N783EFAero Comdr 680-FL
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790529015289A
- Case key
- 135921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1831 79/5/29 PHOENIX,AZ AERO COMDR 680-FL CR- 0 2 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2255 TIME - 1717 N783EF PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VIOLENT WINGROCK ON FINAL UNCOVERED FUEL SUMP PICKUPS ALLOWING AIR TO ENTER FUEL LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N783EF
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor Intl
N783EFRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Aero Commander 680FLAirframe modelAero Commander 680FLEngine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N783EF · 1
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