Narrative:
Inflight engine failure following birdstrike (Franklin's gulls) after takeoff. The Sabreliner descended until the right wing struck the last ILS T-bar light. The wreckage came to rest 150 m further on.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - miscellaneous: bird ingestion
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land
All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 14 June 1975 |
| Time: | 16:32 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Sabreliner 75A |
| Operator: | Kerr-McGee Corp |
| Registration: | N67KM |
| MSN: | 380-7 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF700 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Watertown Airport, SD (ATY) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Watertown Airport, SD (ATY/KATY), United States of America |
| Oklahoma City (unknown airport), OK, United States of America |
Inflight engine failure following birdstrike (Franklin's gulls) after takeoff. The Sabreliner descended until the right wing struck the last ILS T-bar light. The wreckage came to rest 150 m further on.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - miscellaneous: bird ingestion
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
emergency circumstances - forced landing off airport on land
Classification:
Bird strike All engine powerloss
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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