- Date
- September 15, 1980
- Place
- Haiti-In Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · HAITI-IN OCEAN, AO
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9018NDouglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800915082179A
- Case key
- 127772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3089 80/9/15 NR.HAITI-IN OCEAN DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 2 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1900 N9018N PX- 1 0 0 OTHER 50, 34000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 10000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SOUTH CAICOS PORT AU PRINCE,HAITI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- HI OIL CONSUMPTION,NO OIL,ENROUTE ARPT.SHTDN 1 ENG NR DESTN,LOST RDO,DIVERTED.SHTDN 2 MORE ENGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9018N
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9018NRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Douglas DC-6BAirframe modelDouglas DC-6BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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