ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326431
| Date: | Wednesday 2 November 1988 |
| Time: | 10:13 |
| Type: |  Rockwell 1121A Jet Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Federal Aviation Administration - FAA |
| Registration: | N44 |
| MSN: | 130 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10519 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CJ610-5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oak Grove, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Airport, PA (AGC/KAGC) |
| Latrobe-Westmoreland County Airport, PA (LBE/KLBE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Rapid accretion of ice which broke loose and entered the engine intakes. Both engines flamed out but could not be restarted. Both pilots had personal stresses which may have influenced performance. The captain had decided to retire that day.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot in command to observe the rapid accretion of ice on the airplane due to his attention being diverted."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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