| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 25 JUL 1978 |
| Tijd: | 07:02 EDT |
| Type: | Convair CV-580 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | North Central Airlines |
| Registratie: | N4825C |
| Constructienummer: | 380 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1956 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 53343 |
| Motoren: | 2 Allison 501-D13 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 40 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 43 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Kalamazoo, MI (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Kalamazoo International Airport, MI (AZO/AZO), Verenigde Staten |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Detroit (unknown airport), MI, Verenigde Staten |
| Vluchtnummer: | 801 |
Beschrijving:No.1 engine birdstrike (Sparrowhawk) during take-off (just past V1). The prop autofeathered during lift-off. This caused the aircraft to turn left and crash in a cornfield.
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."
Bronnen:
Official accident investigation report
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