MKC70AK057

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 10A · Eldon, MO · April 18, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1970
Place
Eldon, MO · ELDON, MO
Injuries
12 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N94NLockheed 10A
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134857

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0613  70/4/18    ELDON,MO            LOCKHEED 10A        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N94N                PX-  0  0 10  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 4300 TOTAL HOURS, 175
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LEONARD WOOD,MO          OMAHA,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER,RUST FOUND IN R ENG CARB.IMPROPER SINGLE ENG PROCEDURES.

Aircraft

Registration
N94N
Reported as
Lockheed 10A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eldon

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.