Last updated: 25 January 2021
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | martes 15 mayo 1979 |
| Hora: | 14:55 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-54S (DC-4) |
| Operador: | Biegert Aviation |
| Registración: | N44905 |
| Numéro de série: | 22159 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Despegue (TOF) |
| Naturaleza: | Prueba |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ), Estados Unidos de América |
| Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ (SLJ), Estados Unidos de América |
The C-54 did not lift off on takeoff, overran the runway and collided with a dirt bank. The elevator gust locks were not removed prior to takeoff.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - failed to abort takeoff
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - checklist-failed to use
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
Fuentes:
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Map
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 Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ to Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ as the crow flies is 25 km (16 miles).
Distance from Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ to Chandler-Stellar Air Park, AZ as the crow flies is 25 km (16 miles).
