- Date
- March 21, 1966
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 6 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N453TCanadair CL-44D
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0013 66/3/21 NORFOLK VA CANADAIR CL-44D CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1525 N453T PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 8667 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 172 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS NORFOLK OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N453T
- Reported as
- Canadair CL-44D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nas Norfolk
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