Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 15 MAI 1979 |
| Zeit: | 14:55 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-54S |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Biegert Aviation |
| Kennzeichen: | N44905 |
| Werknummer: | 22159 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC) (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Test |
| Flug von: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC), USA |
| Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ (SLJ), USA |
The C-54 did not lift off on takeoff, overran the runway and collided with a dirt bank. The elevator gust locks were not removed prior to take-off.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to abort takeoff
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
Fotos
Map
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 Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ to Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ as the crow flies is 25 km (16 miles).
Distance from Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ to Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ as the crow flies is 25 km (16 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.
