Vliegtuigongeval op 17 JAN 1963 met Fairchild F-27 N2703 - Great Salt Lake, UT
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:donderdag 17 januari 1963
Tijd:15:53
Type:Silhouette image of generic F27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild F-27
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:West Coast Airlines
Registratie: N2703
Constructienummer: 6
Bouwjaar: 1958
Aantal vlieguren:11708
Motoren: 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 511
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Schade: Vernield
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Great Salt Lake, UT (   Verenigde Staten)
Fase: Manoeuvreren (MNV)
Soort vlucht:Training
Vliegveld van vertrek:Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), Verenigde Staten
Vluchtnummer: 703
Beschrijving:
The West Coast Airlines Fairchild F-27, N703, crashed into Great Salt Lake, Utah. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and its suffered fatal injuries.
This was a pilot training flight of a company captain for a type rating check in the Fairchild F-27. It was being given by a company check pilot. Upon satisfactory completion, the trainee captain was to be issued an F-27 type rating by an FAA inspector who was aboard to monitor the check.
During a simulated emergency descent the aircraft crashed into the lake.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The crew's lack of vigilance, for undetermined reasons, in not checking the descent before striking the water."

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.15 - Volume I, Circular 78-AN/66 (3-7)


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photo of Fairchild-F-27-N2703
accident date: 17-01-1963
type: Fairchild F-27
registration: N2703
 

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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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