Date: | Sunday 19 May 1974 |
Time: | 09:20 |
Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101 |
Owner/operator: | United States Department of Interior |
Registration: | N891U |
MSN: | 6655 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Dart 526 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Anchorage-Campbell Airstrip, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Anchorage-Campbell Airstrip, AK |
Destination airport: | Aniak Airport, AK (ANI/PANI) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Takeoff from runway 20 was aborted because the aircraft was unable to get airborne. The Argosy overran by 630 m and ended up in a wooded area, catching fire. It appeared that the takeoff was attempted with the external gust-locks installed on the elevator.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
FACTOR:
copilot - lack of familiarity with aircraft
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC74AA073 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Bob Garrard; Detroit-Willow Run Airport, MI (YIP/KYIP); June 1970
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