Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Monday 13 September 1965 |
Time: | 12:40 |
Type: | Convair CV-880-22-1 |
Operator: | Trans World Airlines - TWA |
Registration: | N820TW |
MSN: | 22-00-26 |
First flight: | 1961 |
Total airframe hrs: | 12324 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC/KMKC), United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Control was lost during a simulated no. 4 engine failure on takeoff. The speed reached a maximum of 146 knots after lift-off, but started to decay. The aircraft began buffeting with the nose up and in a right 25° bank. It descended and struck the ground.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
dual student - improper operation of flight controls
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
miscellaneous acts, conditions - simulated conditions
Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0021
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.