- Date
- August 11, 1966
- Place
- Martinsburg, WV · MARTINSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26212Nord 262
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122343
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0065 66/8/11 MARTINSBURG,W VA NORD 262 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1310 N26212 PX- 0 0 14 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - LAKE CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- L.ENG FLAMED OUT.AFTER RESTART THIRD STAGE TURBINE ASSY FAILED.PARTS OF ENG PENETRATED MAIN CABIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26212
- Reported as
- Nord 262
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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