Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | miércoles 6 agosto 1980 |
Hora: | 12:37 |
Tipo: | Fairchild F-27 |
Operador: | Athens Leasing Corp. |
Registración: | N707WA |
Numéro de série: | 16 |
Año de Construcción: | |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 14 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 16 |
VÃctimas de la colisión: | Fatalidades: 2 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
Consecuencias: | Repaired |
Ubicación: | cerca Bridgeport, TX ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Rapid City Regional Airport, SD (RAP/KRAP), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:While descending from FL100 to FL60, the F-27 was struck by a Cessna 172M (N9855Q). A part of the fin and rudder (measuring 4,5 feet) separated. The Cessna crashed because its left wing had separated in the collision. The Fairchild made a safe emergency landing at Meacham Field.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure to see and avoid other aircraft."
Fuentes:
» NTSB
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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 Rapid City Regional Airport, SD to Dallas-Love Field, TX as the crow flies is 1347 km (842 miles).
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.