Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 30 APR 1974 |
| Tijd: | 13:47 |
| Type: | Beechcraft 99 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Metro Airlines |
| Registratie: | N853SA |
| Constructienummer: | U- 41 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 12 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Galveston-Scholes Field, TX (GLS) (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Galveston-Scholes Field, TX (GLS/KGLS), Verenigde Staten |
| Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), Verenigde Staten |
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 Bronnen:
» Flight International 09.05.1974 (573)
» NTSB
» The Victoria Advocate - May 1, 1974
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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 Galveston-Scholes Field, TX en Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX bedraagt 92 km (57 miles).
De afstand tussen Galveston-Scholes Field, TX en Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX bedraagt 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.
