- Date
- January 14, 1962
- Place
- Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Injuries
- 30 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5540Lockheed 188
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123569
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 62/1/14 BIRMINGHAM,ALA LOCKHEED 188 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1821 N5540 PX- 0 0 25 40, 15038 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 874 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC BIRMINGHAM,ALA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- CK LIST USE INADEQUATE. CREW PULLED CB DUE GR WARNING HORN OVERRIDE INOPERATIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5540
- Reported as
- Lockheed 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birmingham