Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 14 APR 1972 |
| Zeit: | 04:04 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-300 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Viking International Air Freight |
| Kennzeichen: | N725R |
| Werknummer: | SH.1841 |
| Baujahr: | 1967 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Garrett TPE331-2-201A |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (LSE) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Chicago (unknown airport), IL, USA |
| La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI (LSE/KLSE), USA |
An overload caused the failure of a flap control rod. The Skyvan crashed out of control.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
systems - flight control systems: wing flap control system hydraulic
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
miscellaneous acts,conditions - asymetrical flaps Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
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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.
