Date: | Sunday 5 August 1973 |
Time: | 19:25 |
Type: | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation |
Owner/operator: | Happy Hours Air Travel Club |
Registration: | N6202C |
MSN: | 4002 |
Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tamarac, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF) |
Destination airport: | St. Petersburg International Airport, FL (PIE/KPIE) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The Constellation lost power on all 4 engines and had to make a wheels-up landing as a result. Improper transfer of fuel caused starvation. This occurred as a result of inadequate maintenance and inspection (the fuel pump circuit breaker was corroded). Inadequate flight supervision and improper emergency procedures were causal factors.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
personnel - flight engineer: improper use of equipment
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel starvation
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper emergency procedures
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up
FACTORS:
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate inspection of aircraft (maintenance personnel)
powerplant - fuel system: pumps
systems - electrical system: protective devices
miscellaneous acts,conditions - corroded/corrosion
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 4 engines
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA74AM012 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Tamarac, FL; 26 August 1973
photo (c) Gary Donaldson; Tamarac, FL; August 1973
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