Last updated: 22 January 2021
| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | jeudi 8 octobre 1987 |
| Heure: | 22:15 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Volpar Turboliner II |
| Compagnie: | Connie Kalitta Services |
| Immatriculation: | N9231 |
| Numéro de série: | 3829 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Heures de vol: | 18702 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Garrett TPE331-1-101 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The Volpar Turboliner II cargo plane took off from Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM), bound for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG).
After takeoff the pilot was told by the Tower controller that the tail stand, used to prevent aircraft from tipping on tail when loaded, was still attached to the aircraft. The pilot requested a teardrop turn back to the departure runway. The aircraft was returning to runway 36R when it stalled. Recovery was attempted but the aircraft impacted the ground prior to completion of level off. The aircraft was 379 lb over maximum takeoff weight and cg was at least 3 inch forward of the limit. No record of a load manifest was found.
The pilot in command had low PIC experience and received 2.7 documented flight hours with the operator's instructor pilot including his 135 competency check ride of 1.1 hours. The operator's initial training certification showed 5 hours of flight training.
The aircraft, a Volpar Turboliner II cargo plane, was a stretched turbine conversion of a Beechcraft SNB-5 Navigator (Redesignated TC-45J in 1962) that was operated by the US Navy.
Probable Cause:
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
airspeed(vs)..not maintained..pilot in command
stall..inadvertent..pilot in command
Contributing Factors:
aircraft preflight..inadequate..pilot in command
aircraft weight and balance..not performed..pilot in command
lack of total experience in type of aircraft..pilot in command
inadequate initial training..company/operator management
diverted attention..pilot in command
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 08-10-1987
type: Volpar Turboliner II
registration: N9231
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Memphis International Airport, TN et Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY est de 644 km (402 miles).
La distance entre Memphis International Airport, TN et Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY est de 644 km (402 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
