ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332549
| Date: | Monday 20 September 1965 |
| Time: | 00:40 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049E Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | American Flyers Airline |
| Registration: | N9719C |
| MSN: | 4574 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ardmore, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Ardmore (unknown airport), OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Super Constellation failed to decelerate, hydroplaned, ran off the runway and collided with a ditch before coming to rest. The aircraft was on a 3-engine ferry flight.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
miscellaneous acts, conditions - hydroplaning on wet runway
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts, conditions - poorly planned approach
pilot in command - misused or failed to use flaps
miscellaneous acts, conditions - thrust-unable to reverse
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
miscellaneous acts, conditions - windshield,dirty,foggy,etc.-restricted vision
weather briefing - unknown/not reported
weather forecast - unknown/not reported
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB File 1-0076
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