- Date
- August 4, 1966
- Place
- Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor, 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26207Nord-Avion 262A12
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0052 66/8/4 MORGANTOWN,W VA NORD-AVION 262A12 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0900 N26207 PX- 0 2 14 38, 7963 TOTAL HOURS, 474 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN OPERATOR - LAKE CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRICTION,EXCESSIVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- FIRST STGE TURBINE WHEEL FAILED.CABIN PUNCTURED.OVRHTG DUE XCESSIVE WATER.METHANOL FLOW&ENG.SURGNG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26207
- Reported as
- Nord-Avion 262A12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morgantown
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