ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329414
| Date: | Friday 9 April 1976 |
| Time: | 03:27 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18 Lodestar |
| Owner/operator: | The Connecticut National Bank |
| Registration: | N64E |
| MSN: | 18-2397 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brighton, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brighton Airport, FL |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Stalled on takeoff; runway was too short (2500 feet) for an L-18 departure.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
pilot in command - selected unsuitable terrain
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly loaded aircraft-weight-and/or c.g.
pilot in command - failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
FACTOR(S)
pilot in command - attempted operation w/known deficiencies in equipment
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: high vegetation
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: other
Sources:
The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
NTSB
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