Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1979 |
Time: | 14:55 |
Type: | Douglas C-54S (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Biegert Aviation |
Registration: | N44905 |
MSN: | 22159 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
Destination airport: | Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ (SLJ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The C-54 did not lift off on takeoff, overran the runway and collided with a dirt bank. The elevator gust locks were not removed prior to takeoff.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to abort takeoff
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX79FUJ73 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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