- Date
- February 26, 1973
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 7 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N454RNGates Lear 24
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19730226007849A
- Case key
- 79898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0186 73/2/26 ATLANTA,GA GATES LEAR 24 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1012 N454RN PX- 5 0 0 CORP/EXEC 31, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB-PEACHTREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOST ENG THRUST DUE COWBIRD INGESTION.FAA & ARPT AUTHORITY AWARE OF BIRD HAZARD,NOT REMOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N454RN
- Reported as
- Gates Lear 24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dekalb-Peachtree
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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