Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Friday 9 April 1976 |
Time: | 03:27 |
Type: | Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
Operator: | The Connecticut National Bank |
Registration: | N64E |
MSN: | 18-2397 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Brighton, FL ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Brighton Airport, FL, United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Stalled on takeoff; runway was too short (2500 feet) for an L-18 departure.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
pilot in command - selected unsuitable terrain
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly loaded aircraft-weight-and/or c.g.
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
FACTOR(S)
pilot in command - attempted operation w/known deficiencies in equipment
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: high vegetation
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: other
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
» NTSB
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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.