Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | 23 AUG 1990 |
| Zeit: | 17:20 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Rowan Drilling Comp. Marine |
| Kennzeichen: | N80RD |
| Werknummer: | 198 |
| Baujahr: | 1969 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 5343 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Rolls Royce 529-8X |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 12 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 15 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Geschäftsflug |
| Flug von: | Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH), USA |
| New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY), USA |
The no. 1 engine partially lost power on takeoff from runway 14L due to a malfunctioning fuel pump. The power loss was not sufficient to trigger the autofeathering system. Feathering was manually initiated, but the aircraft lost control and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Partial failure of the left engine fuel pump, which resulted in a partial loss of power in the left engine, but not enough of a power loss to trigger and/or complete the autofeathering operation of the left propeller, thus allowing insufficient time for the crew to manually feather the propeller or attain Vmc (for the aircraft configured with an unfeathered propeller)." Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#68)
» NTSB
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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 Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to New Orleans International Airport, LA as the crow flies is 486 km (304 miles).
Distance from Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX to New Orleans International Airport, LA as the crow flies is 486 km (304 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.
