Crash of a Beechcraft C-45G Expeditor into Lake Elsinore: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1978 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
Operator:
Registration:
N63H
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lake Elsinore - Chino
MSN:
AF-344
YOM:
1953
Location:
Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
1800
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Lake Elsinore-Skylark Field, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. It lost height and crashed into Lake Elsinore, few hundred yards offshore. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Stall and crash during initial climb following an engine failure for undetermined reasons and because the pilot failed to follow approved procedures.
Final Report:

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander in San José

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1978 at 2042 LT
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
N97JA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Long Beach - San José
MSN:
447
YOM:
1975
Location:
San Jose-Reid-Hillview
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
12000
Captain / Total hours on type:
24.00
Aircraft flight hours:
1226
Circumstances:
On final approach to San José-Reid-Hillview Airport, both engines failed. The airplane lost height, struck power cables and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on final approach and subsequent collision with wires due to fuel starvation. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Mismanagement of fuel,
- Aircraft equipped with ferry tanks.
Final Report:

Crash of a Dornier DO.28D-1 Skyservant in Bethel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1978 at 1626 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.28D Skyservant
Operator:
Registration:
N21AS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bethel - Kuskokwim River
MSN:
4004
YOM:
1968
Location:
Bethel
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
1157
Captain / Total hours on type:
175.00
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Bethel, en route to Kuskokwim River, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and elected to return. On final, the airplane went out of control and crashed. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Uncontrolled collision with ground on final approach due to poor/inadequate design on part of the production design personnel.
Final Report:

Crash of a Britten Norman BN-2A Islander in Landsborough

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1978
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Unionair
Registration:
VH-EQK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Toowoomba – Landsborough
MSN:
146
YOM:
1970
Location:
Landsborough
Queensland
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Landsborough Airfield, the twin engine airplane slipped between trees and power lines and ploughed into a swampy ground. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Beechcraft A65-8200 Queen Air near Angmagssalik: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1978 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 65 Queen Air
Operator:
Vernair Transport
Registration:
N8431N
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Washington D.C. – Sondreströmfjord – Reykjavik – Liverpool
MSN:
LC-307
YOM:
1969
Location:
Angmagssalik (Tasiilaq)
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Country:
Greenland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a ferry flight from Washington DC to Liverpool, UK, with intermediate stops in Sondreströmfjord and Reykjavik. On the leg between Greenland and Iceland, the crew encountered icing conditions and declared an emergency after the right engine failed. He was vectored to Kulusuk Airport which is a VFR Airfield located on the southeast coast of Greenland, near the city of Angmagssalik (Tasiilaq) and open to traffic by day only. An hour later, the crew started the descent but due to a limited visibility caused by night and clouds, he was unable to locate the runway and initiated a go-around. About 45 minutes later, while descending to an altitude of 1,700 feet, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Angmagssalik. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain while attempting an approach below weather minimums. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was descending to an altitude of 1,700 feet while the minimum safe altitude for that area was 3,500 feet.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas A-26A Invader in Chino

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1978 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-26 Invader
Operator:
Registration:
N99218
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mojave - Chino
MSN:
18796
YOM:
1943
Location:
Chino
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
10000
Captain / Total hours on type:
1200.00
Circumstances:
On final approach to Chino Airport, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured. They were completing a ferry flight from Mojave.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final approach after the n°2 propeller went into reverse thrust for undetermined reasons. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Thrust reversal unwanted,
- Material failure.
Final Report:

Crash of a Rockwell Sabreliner 75A in Palwaukee

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1977 at 1336 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Sabreliner 75
Operator:
Registration:
N6NR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Pontiac - Palwaukee
MSN:
380-43
YOM:
1975
Location:
Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee)
Illinois
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
8540
Captain / Total hours on type:
3050.00
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew selected the wrong runway to land at Wheeling-Palwaukee Airport (Chicago-Executive) taking into consideration the wind component. After touchdown, the captain elected to use all available brake systems when the copilot stowed reversers. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, went through a fence and a road and eventually crashed in a warehouse. Both pilots as well as three people on the ground were injured. The aircraft was destroyed as well as two cars.
Probable cause:
Overshoot on landing after the crew misjudged distance and speed. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Improper operation of powerplant and powerplant controls,
- Spontaneous improper action on part of the copilot,
- Poor crew coordination,
- Selected wrong runway relative to existing wind,
- Powerplant - thrust reverser,
- Material failure,
- Asymmetrical thrust reversal,
- Right engine flex shafts failed.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 340 off Kauna Point

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1977 at 0005 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 340
Operator:
Allstates Aviation
Registration:
N7839Q
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Pago Pago - Honolulu
MSN:
340-0220
YOM:
1973
Location:
Kauna Point
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
3500
Captain / Total hours on type:
31.00
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a ferry flight from Pago Pago to Honolulu. While approaching Hawaii Island, both engines failed. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed about 28 NM southwest of Kauna Point. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was lost.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight due to fuel exhaustion. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Fuel leak in left tip tank from unknown origin.
Final Report:

Crash of a Nord 262A-27 in Reading: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1977 at 1356 LT
Type of aircraft:
Nord 262
Operator:
Registration:
N7886A
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Philadelphia - Reading
MSN:
47
YOM:
1968
Location:
Reading
Pennsylvania
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a ferry flight from Philadelphia to Reading. 54 seconds after being cleared for an approach to runway 31 at Reading-General Spaatz Airport, while flying at an altitude of 4,500 feet, the twin engine airplane collided with a Cessna 195 registered N4377N and owned by the Hagerstown Cash Register Company. His pilot was performing a private flight from Lincoln Park to York, Pennsylvania. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed. All four occupants on both aircraft were killed.
Probable cause:
Inflight collision while descending to Reading Airport after the pilot-in-command failed to see and avoid other aircraft. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Pilot of other aircraft,
- Not under radar contact,
- No control area.
Final Report:

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2-30 Marquise in Augusta

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1977 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
Operator:
Swish Manufacturing Company
Registration:
N100SW
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Atlanta - Augusta
MSN:
539
YOM:
1971
Location:
Augusta
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
15000
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a ferry flight from Atlanta to Augusta. On approach to Augusta Airport, both engines flamed out almost simultaneously. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed in rough terrain. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure on final approach due to fuel exhaustion. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Inadequate preflight preparation,
- Mismanagement of fuel,
- Inattentive to fuel supply,
- Fuel exhaustion,
- Rough terrain.
Final Report:
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