- Date
- June 22, 1979
- Place
- Daggett, CA · DAGGETT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 5 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N357ALDouglas DC-7C
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790622015709A
- Case key
- 136269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1192 79/6/22 DAGGETT,CA DOUGLAS DC-7C CR- 1 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 2012 N357AL PX- 0 4 0 OTHER UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARSTOW DAGGETT DEPARTURE POINT LAST ENROUTE STOP DAGGETT,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 2981LBS OVER MAX G/W.NO 3&4 ENGS SHOWED SEVERE DETONATION DMG.FUELED W 100 OCT.SMUGGLING OPN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N357AL
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Barstow Daggett
N357ALRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2012 · Douglas DC-7CAirframe modelDouglas DC-7CEngine modelWright TC18EA series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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