Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 30 APR 1974 |
| Zeit: | 13:47 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Beechcraft 99 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Metro Airlines |
| Kennzeichen: | N853SA |
| Werknummer: | U- 41 |
| Baujahr: | 1968 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 10 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 12 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Galveston-Scholes Field, TX (GLS) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Galveston-Scholes Field, TX (GLS/KGLS), USA |
| Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), USA |
The crew left Galveston in a hurry because they were 10 minutes behind schedule. The passengers did not get a safety briefing and the captain left the trim stabilizer in the standby position. Control was lost on takeoff and the airplane crashed and caught fire. To make things worse, the fire truck attending the scene was not equipped with a foam extinguisher.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - lack of familiarity with aircraft
pilot in command - misused or failed to use flaps
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
personnel - airport supervisory personnel: other Informationsquelle:
» Flight International 09.05.1974 (573)
» NTSB
» The Victoria Advocate - May 1, 1974
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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 Galveston-Scholes Field, TX to Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX as the crow flies is 92 km (57 miles).
Distance from Galveston-Scholes Field, TX to Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX as the crow flies is 92 km (57 miles).
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.
