Narrative:
Argosy N601Z departed Madison-Truax Field at 16:10 for a flight to Patterson AFB. During the in-range descent all engines lost power as a result of fuel exhaustion. The aircraft descended and collided with supporting pylons of a highway (Interstate 75) overpass and an automobile after landing.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): "Fuel exhaustion caused by the failure of the crew to compute and maintain an accurate fuel record."
» San Bernardino Sun 15 October 1965, p2
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 14 October 1965 |
| Time: | 17:43 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101 |
| Operator: | Zantop Air Transport |
| Registration: | N601Z |
| MSN: | 6659 |
| First flight: | 1960-11-19 (4 years 11 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10768 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 526 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) S of Pique, OH ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Madison-Truax Field, WI (MSN/KMSN), United States of America |
| Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH (FFO/KFFO), United States of America |
Argosy N601Z departed Madison-Truax Field at 16:10 for a flight to Patterson AFB. During the in-range descent all engines lost power as a result of fuel exhaustion. The aircraft descended and collided with supporting pylons of a highway (Interstate 75) overpass and an automobile after landing.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): "Fuel exhaustion caused by the failure of the crew to compute and maintain an accurate fuel record."
Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0077» San Bernardino Sun 15 October 1965, p2
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madison-Truax Field, WI to Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH as the crow flies is 570 km (356 miles).
Distance from Madison-Truax Field, WI to Dayton-Wright Patterson AFB, OH as the crow flies is 570 km (356 miles).
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