ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327730
| Date: | Tuesday 11 January 1983 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar |
| Owner/operator: | Georgia South America |
| Registration: | N520R |
| MSN: | 18-2183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10823 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820-56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Madison Municipal Airport, GA |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Lodestar was taxied to the runway, but the pilot had to warm the engines up because of a low number 1 engine oil temperature reading. He set the parking brakes and advanced the number one throttle. When the oil temperature readings were OK, so throttles were advanced to 30 inches manifold pressure and 2250rpm. Normal brakes were used in addition to hold the aircraft. Full power was applied and brakes were released. During takeoff the aircraft drifted left and right until the plane veered off the right side of the runway, heading for a ditch. The pilot tried to clear the ditch. When airborne the left wing dropped and hit the ground. The aircraft yawed and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
parking brakes .. inadvertent use .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
terrain condition .. ditch
lack of total experience in type of aircraft .. pilot in command
lift-off .. initiated .. pilot in command
stall/mush
weather condition .. crosswind
directional control .. not maintained .. pilot in command
ground loop/swerve .. uncontrolled .. pilot in command.
Sources:
NTSB
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