- Date
- July 14, 1990, 16:27 local (20:27 UTC)
- Place
- Caribbean Sea
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4465FLockheed L-188A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900714025559A
- Case key
- 32680
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Probable cause
The inflight loss of the nos 3 and 4 propellers and gearboxes for undetermined reasons. The failed components were not recovered from the Caribbean Sea.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in climb at 18,000 ft the crw heard and explosion and lost nos 3 and 4 engines. They visually noted that the propellers and portions of the gearboxes were also missing. They then shut down no 2 engine due to erratic indications. They declared an emergency and landed. The gear boxes and propellers were not recovered from the Caribbean Sea.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4465F
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1096
- Airframe hours
- 31,829
- Engine
- Allison 501D-13, 4,000 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Tpi International Airlines
- Registered owner
- Tpi International Airways
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 11, 1989 · 884 hours before
- Departed
- TNCC · Oranjestad, OF
- Destination
- MPTO · Panama City, OF
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,060 total · 3,150 in this make and model · 3,500 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TNCA, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.