- Date
- March 1, 1964
- Place
- Zephyr Cove, NV · ZEPHYR COVE, NV
- Injuries
- 85 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N86504Lockheed L-049
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1008 64/3/1 NR.ZEPHYR COVE NEV LOCKHEED L-049 CR- 4 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1129 N86504 PX- 81 0 0 CTR PASSG-D 45, 15391 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3266 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): DISPATCHED AIRCRAFT IMPROPERLY EQUIPPED FOR FLIGHT PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO KEEP FLIGHT PROPERLY ADVISED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DISPATCHER DID NOT FURNISH CREW WX INFO PROMPTLY HE DID DISPATCH AND FLT FOLLOW TRIP PROPERLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86504
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-049
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N86504Registration cancelled May 21, 2018 · Lockheed 49-46Airframe modelLockheed 49-46Engine modelWright C18BA series
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