Date: | Saturday 4 May 1968 |
Time: | 16:15 |
Type: | Fairchild F-27F |
Owner/operator: | Eastex Inc |
Registration: | N27W |
MSN: | 123 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Paisano Ranch, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Paisano Ranch, TX |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot attempted to go around with propellers in ground fine pitch.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
FACTOR(S)
pilot in command - selected wrong runway relative to existing wind
miscellaneous acts, conditions - downwind
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX68A0098 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB File 3-4640
Location
Images:
photo (c) unknown (Smithsonian Institution); unknown (CC:by)
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