ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326703
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Date: | Friday 4 September 1987 |
Time: | 22:45 |
Type: | Cessna 208 Caravan I |
Owner/operator: | Martinaire |
Registration: | N807LA |
MSN: | 20800026 |
Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
Total airframe hrs: | 222 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Bulverde, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | San Antonio International Airport, TX (SAT/KSAT) |
Destination airport: | Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:After leveling at 5500 feet, the standby power annunciator light illuminated, followed by loss of oil pressure. The pilot turned back toward the airport, but there was a progressive loss of engine power and the prop went to a feathered position. During an emergency landing at night, the aircraft hit a power line and trees, then crashed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
lubricating system,oil scavenge pump..loose
fluid,oil..starvation
lubricating system,oil scavenge pump..jammed
lubricating system,oil scavenge pump..failure,total
Contributing Factors:
light condition..night
object..wire,transmission
object..tree(s)
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW87FA208 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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