Narrative:
Climbed to 300 feet following a night takeoff from New Orleans runway 35 and began a descending left turn. Crashed into water.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot-failed to maintain positive rate of climb
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 7 November 1977 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  North American Sabreliner 40 |
| Operator: | Mechanical Equipment |
| Registration: | N77AP |
| MSN: | 282-37 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lake Pontchartrain, LA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA (NEW/KNEW), United States of America |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL), United States of America |
Climbed to 300 feet following a night takeoff from New Orleans runway 35 and began a descending left turn. Crashed into water.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot-failed to maintain positive rate of climb
miscellaneous acts,conditions - instruments-misread or failed to read
FACTOR(S):
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
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Map
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Distance from New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA to Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1058 km (661 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from New Orleans-Lakefront Airport, LA to Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1058 km (661 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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