Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Columbus-Ohio State University-Don Scott

Schedule:

Logansport - Columbus

MSN:

61-0544-232

YOM:

1978

Location:

Ohio

Country:

Region:

Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

469

Captain / Total hours on type:

82.00

Circumstances:

On final approach to Columbus-Ohio State University Airport in clouds, the twin engine airplane stalled and crashed in flames. All three occupants were killed. Icing conditions were forecasted.

Probable cause:

Stall on final approach due to improper in-flight decisions. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Airframe ice,
- Icing conditions including sleet, freezing rain,
- Sigmet and airmet warned of icing conditions in clouds above freezing level,
- The aircraft was not certified for flight in known icing conditions.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I in Kansas City: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1979 at 0955 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Phillip Moss & Company

Registration:

N77PM

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown

Schedule:

Des Moines - Kansas City

MSN:

421A-0129

YOM:

1968

Location:

Missouri

Country:

Region:

Rockwell Grand Commander 690

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

16000

Captain / Total hours on type:

420.00

Circumstances:

On approach to Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown Airport, the pilot encountered very bad weather conditions with low ceiling, fog and windshear. In a zero visibility, he failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames few miles short of runway 19 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Collision with trees on final approach due to improper IFR operation. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Low ceiling,
- Fog,
- Windshear,
- Visibility at zero.

Final Report:

Crash of a Rockwell Grand Commander 690 near Yauyos: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1979

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

OB-M-1031

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Cuzco - Lima

MSN:

690-11008

YOM:

1972

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

En route from Cuzco to Lima, the twin engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Valla Punta located near Yauyos, about 130 km southeast of Lima. All five occupants were killed.

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 Marquise in Searcy

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1979 at 0855 LT

Type of aircraft:

Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise

Operator:

WMD Inc.

Registration:

N5NW

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Oklahoma City – Searcy

MSN:

597

YOM:

1973

Location:

Searcy

Arkansas

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

3300

Captain / Total hours on type:

1031.00

Circumstances:

During the last segment on approach to Searcy Municipal Airport, the twin engine airplane stalled and crashed. All three occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Stall on level off/touchdown after the pilot failed to maintain flying speed. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Failed to initiate go-around,
- Not aligned with runway.

Final Report:

Crash of a Learjet 25D in Detroit: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1979 at 1934 LT

Type of aircraft:

Learjet 25

Operator:

Registration:

N137GL

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County

Schedule:

Des Moines – South Bend – Detroit – Toronto

MSN:

25-237

YOM:

1978

Location:

Michigan

Country:

Region:

Crutcher Resources Corporation

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7171

Captain / Total hours on type:

550.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

3740

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

299

Circumstances:

The airplane crashed while landing on runway 09 at Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport. The airplane was returning executives of Massey-Ferguson, Inc., to South Bend, Indiana, Detroit, Michigan, and Toronto, Canada, following a meeting at the company's headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. During the descent, the aircraft flew in light to moderate, occasionally severe icing conditions. Shortly before the Learjet was to land, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 was cleared for takeoff. Witnesses saw the Learjet cross the threshold in a normal landing attitude and seconds later roll violently. The airplane was in a steep right bank when the wing tip tank struck the runway 2,440 feet from the threshold and the airplane burst into flames. The two pilots and four passengers were killed.

Probable cause:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's loss of control. The loss of control may have caused by an accumulation of wing ice, by a delayed application of engine thrust been caused by wake turbulence of a departing aircraft, by a premature stall during an attempted go-around, or by any combination of these factors.

Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft C90 King Air in Alief: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1979 at 0800 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 90 King Air

Operator:

Registration:

N88CR

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Alief-Andrau Airpark (Houston)

Schedule:

Alief - Alief

MSN:

LJ-514

YOM:

1971

Location:

Texas

Country:

Region:

Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600)

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7389

Captain / Total hours on type:

1442.00

Circumstances:

On approach to Alief-Andrau Airpark in low ceiling (400-600 feet), one of the engine failed. Due to insufficient speed, the airplane stalled and crashed. A pilot was killed while two other occupants were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Engine malfunction on approach for undetermined reasons. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Failed to maintain flying speed,
- Low ceiling,
- Complete engine failure one engine,
- Visibility one mile or less,
- Weather at airport near Andrau 400 to 600 feet.

Final Report:

Crash of a Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith Aerostar 600) in Templeton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1979 at 1110 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Northeast Cellulose

Registration:

N8022J

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Boston - Syracuse

MSN:

60-0526-170

YOM:

1978

Location:

Templeton

Massachusetts

Country:

Region:

Rockwell Grand Commander 680

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

1600

Circumstances:

While in cruising altitude in good weather conditions, en route from Boston to Syracuse, the twin engine airplane collided with a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain owned by the Tamposi-Nash Real Estate Group and registered N33TN. En route from Concord to White Plains, it was carrying two passengers and one pilot. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed near Templeton. Both aircraft were destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

In-flight collision with another aircraft after the pilot failed to see and avoid other traffic while cruising in an uncontrolled area.

Final Report:

Crash of a Rockwell Grand Commander 680FP in El Reno: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1979 at 1010 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Ronald L. Quibell

Registration:

N2177M

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

El Reno - New Orleans

MSN:

680-1170-89

YOM:

1962

Location:

El Reno

Oklahoma

Country:

Region:

Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

12138

Circumstances:

After takeoff from El Reno-Regional Airport, while climbing in foggy conditions, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed few miles from the airfield. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control during climb to cruise after the pilot suffered a spatial disorientation. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Low ceiling,
- Fog,
- Visibility one mile or less.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III near Spanish Fork: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1979 at 1710 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

AABC Investors

Registration:

N5469G

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Provo - San Francisco

MSN:

421C-0216

YOM:

1972

Location:

Spanish Fork

Utah

Country:

Region: