Vliegtuigongeval op 12 SEP 1980 met Douglas DC-3A N75KW - West End Settlement
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:vrijdag 12 september 1980
Tijd:20:58
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3A
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Florida Commuter Airlines
Registratie: N75KW
Constructienummer: 4861
Bouwjaar: 1942
Aantal vlieguren:64700
Motoren: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 30 / inzittenden: 30
Totaal:slachtoffers: 34 / inzittenden: 34
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:6,5 km (4.1 mijl) SW van West End Settlement (   Bahamas)
Fase: Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:Internationale charter
Vliegveld van vertrek:West Palm Beach International Airport, FL (PBI/KPBI), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO/MYGF), Bahamas
Beschrijving:
N75KW initiated takeoff from West Palm Beach at 19:40. The crew rejected the takeoff, reported that they had no airspeed indication and taxied back to the ramp. It appeared that both pitot tubes were covered or partially covered with a mud dauber's nest. The airspeed indicator then tested ok and the flight took off from runway 09L at 20:35. The crew were cleared to climb to 5,000 feet, to intercept Bahama Route 63V (BR 63V), and to proceed on course. At 20:49:23 Miami center cleared N75KW for the approach to Freeport and to cross the Halbi intersection at 4,000 feet. Around 20:57 Freeport approach control cleared the flight to descend to 1,400 feet for a VOR approach to land on runway 24 at Freeport, which was acknowledged. This was the last radio contact with the flight.
The DC-3 descended into the sea in low ceilings, low visibility with moderate turbulence and thunderstorm activity.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Unable to determine the probable cause of this accident from the available evidence. Although the Board has been unable to determine the probable cause with any degree of precision, the following factors may have contributed:
1) Flight into known thunderstorm activities and turbulence;
2) Pre-existing discrepancies in the pitot/static system of the aircraft and their effect on the reliability of the flight instruments;
3) Lack of operational control exercised by the airline's management."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: NTSB
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 189 days (6 months)
Accident number: NTSB/AAR-81-5
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-81-35
» NTSB-AAR-80-05


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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 West Palm Beach International Airport, FL en Freeport-Grand Bahama International Airport bedraagt 139 km (87 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 4369e ongeval
  • 1728e dodelijk ongeval
  • 18e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
  • 19e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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