Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | vrijdag 22 april 1966 |
Tijd: | 20:30 |
Type: | Lockheed L-188C Electra |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | American Flyers Airline |
Registratie: | N183H |
Constructienummer: | 1136 |
Bouwjaar: | 1961 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 4019 |
Motoren: | 4 Allison 501-D13A |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 78 / inzittenden: 93 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 83 / inzittenden: 98 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | 2,4 km (1.5 mijl) NE of Ardmore Municipal Airport, OK (ADM) ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Monterey Peninsula Airport, CA (MRY/KMRY), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Ardmore Municipal Airport, OK (ADM/KADM), Verenigde Staten |
Vluchtnummer: | 280/D |
Beschrijving:American Flyers Flight 280/D, a Lockheed Electra, crashed 2,4 km northeast of the Ardmore Municipal Airport, OK (ADM). Of the 93 passengers and five crewmembers aboard, 18 passengers survived, however, three of them later succumbed to injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and subsequent fire.
The aircraft operated on a Military Air Command contract Civil Air Movement Charter flight from Monterey, CA (MRY) to Columbus, GA via Ardmore, OK.
Flight 280/D departed Monterey Peninsula Airport at 16:32.
The crew missed a runway 08 ADF instrument approach to Ardmore, so they attempted a visual circling approach to runway 30. The aircraft struck a hill at an elevation of 963 feet (airport elevation being 762 feet msl).
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The incapacitation, due to a coronary insufficiency, of the pilot-in-command at a critical point during visual, circling approach being conducted under instrument flight conditions."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CAB |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 years | Accident number: | final report | Download report: | Final report
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Monterey Peninsula Airport, CA en Ardmore Municipal Airport, OK bedraagt 2242 km (1401 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.