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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1988 |
| Time: | 14:27 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Wings West Airline |
| Registration: | N368AE |
| MSN: | AC-696 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 242 hours |
| Engine model: | Airesearch TPE331-11U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | S. Lake Tahoe, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco, CA (SFO |
| (KTVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND ACCUMLUATED A SLIGHT COAT OF ICE. THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE/DE-ICE HEATERS WERE NOT ON THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT AND LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE TERMINAL.
Probable Cause: CAPTAIN'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW FLIGHT MANUAL PROCEDURES IN THE OPERATION OF THE ANTI-ICE/DE-ICE SYSTEMS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88IA102
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2024 08:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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