| Date: | Tuesday 24 June 1969 |
| Time: | 16:02 |
| Type: | Convair CV-880-22M-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
| Registration: | JA8028 |
| MSN: | 22-00-49M |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14278 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric CJ805-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moses Lake-Grant County Airport, WA (MWH) -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Moses Lake-Grant County Airport, WA (MWH/KMWH) |
| Destination airport: | Moses Lake-Grant County Airport, WA (MWH/KMWH) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Power was reduced on the no. 4 engine during a takeoff from runway 32R. The Convair continued to yaw to the right until the no. 4 engine struck the runway. The aircraft slid off the runway and burst into flames.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Delayed corrective action during a simulated critical-engine-out takeoff maneuver resulting in an excessive sideslip from which full recovery could not be effected."
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | NTSB-AAR-70-11 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 2 years and 3 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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