Flugunfall 25 JUL 1978 einer Convair CV-580 N4825C - Kalamazoo, MI
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Dienstag 25 Juli 1978
Zeit:07:02
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic CVLT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair CV-580
Fluggesellschaft:North Central Airlines
Kennzeichen: N4825C
Werknummer: 380
Baujahr: 1956
Betriebsstunden:53343
Triebwerk: 2 Allison 501-D13
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 40
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 43
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Kalamazoo, MI (   USA)
Flugphase: Anfangssteigflug (ICL)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Kalamazoo International Airport, MI (AZO/AZO), USA
Flug nach:Detroit (unknown airport), MI, USA
Flugnummer: 801
Unfallbericht:
No.1 engine birdstrike (Sparrowhawk) during takeoff (just past V1). The prop autofeathered during lift-off. This caused the aircraft to turn left and crash in a cornfield.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the captain to follow the prescribed engine-out procedures during instrument meteorological conditions, which allowed the aircraft to decelerate into a flight regime from which he could not recover. Contributing to the accident were inadequate cockpit coordination and discipline."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 212 days (7 months)
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-79-04
Download report: Final report


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photo of Convair-CV-580-N4825C
accident date: 25-07-1978
type: Convair CV-580
registration: N4825C
photo of Convair-CV-580-N4825C
accident date: 25-07-1978
type: Convair CV-580
registration: N4825C
photo of Convair-CV-580-N4825C
accident date: 25-07-1978
type: Convair CV-580
registration: N4825C
 
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.
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