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NTSB accident investigation · Vickers VI745D · Franklin, PA · December 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 15, 1964
Place
Franklin, PA · FRANKLIN, PA
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N505WVickers VI745D
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180637

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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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2-0805  64/12/15   FRANKLIN PA         VICKERS VI745D      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N505W               PX-  0  0  7  CORP/EXEC                 40, 17000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESS LAMBERTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N505W
Reported as
Vickers VI745D
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chess Lamberton