NTSB Accident And Incident Investigations

Air Safety Week, July 24, 2000

DATE & SITE: 6/13 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Boeing 737-200 PP-SMC (VASP Airlines)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Rapid decompression, descent & normal landing. (WX-unknown)
DEATHS & INJURIES: 85 - Uninjured
NTSB ID#: DCA00RA065
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: A 28-inch crack in fuselage above forward service door
between Sta. 300 and Sta. 328 at S-4R. Lap was repaired per Boeing Service
Bulletin (SB)737-53A1039 in 1993. Preliminary research indicates some
similarities to the catastrophic structural failure of Aloha Airlines'
B-737-200
N73711, April 28, 1988

DATE & SITE: 6/13 - Peter-borough, Canada
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Dassault Falcon 20 N184GA (Grand Air Express)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed short of runway after go-around from an abandoned NDB
approach/IMC4/N5
DEATHS & INJURIES: 2 - Uninjured
NTSB ID#: NYC00WA161
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: The accident, from preliminary data, appears to fall
into
the broad category of CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain). Investigation
should determine if visibility minimums were appropriate for the approach.

DATE & SITE: 7/1 -Strattan-ville, Pa.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Hartzell RANS-12 Not registered
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed while maneuvering in traffic pattern/VMC3/N
DEATHS & INJURIES: 2  - Fatal
NTSB ID#: NYC00LA184
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: Loss of control, entry into spin & inability to recover.

Possible spatial disorientation during onset of darkness.

DATE & SITE: 7/2 - Orlando, Fla.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Boeing 737-400 N460PR (Pro Air, Inc.)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Airplane collided with cargo container loader while taxiing into

gate/VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES: 128 - Uninjured
NTSB ID#: MIA00LA206
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: Apparent failure of ground personnel to provide
appropriate signals for taxiing airplane/possible failure of taxiing pilot to
properly interpret, possibly non-standard, hand signals of ground crew

DATE & SITE: 7/4 - Murfreesboro, Tenn.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Cessna 152, N89043
CIRCUMSTANCES: Loss of control resulting in crash on takeoff/ VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES: 1 - Fatal 1 - Serious
NTSB ID#: MIA00FA201
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: Loss of control during takeoff/climb during apparent
instructional flight/possible engine anomaly/actions or in-actions of Certified

Flight Instructor (CFI) should be in question in investigation.

DATE & SITE: 7/4 - Quincy, Ill.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Piper PA-22 N1783P
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed during approach/IMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES: 2 - Fatal
NTSB ID#: CHI00FA184
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: Apparently non-instrument qualified student pilot
attempting flight in reported Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC);
resulting in disorientation and loss of control.

DATE & SITE: 7/6 - North Haven, Maine
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Cessna U-206G N756HK (Telford Aviation, Inc.)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Ran off departure end of runway during landing/VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES: 3 - Uninjured
NTSB ID#: NYC00LA193
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: Failure of pilot to initiate and execute go-
around/apparently excessive landing-touchdown speed, too far down runway and
resulting inability to arrest landing roll within confines of runway.

DATE & SITE: 7/7 - Rio Lujan,Argentina
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION: Cessna 310N LV-JLB (Columbus Airways, S.A.)
CIRCUMSTANCES: Crashed shortly after takeoff during reportedly adverse weather
conditions/ IMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES: 5 - Fatal
NTSB ID#: MIA00WA211
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2: Limited information precludes preliminary analysis.
Investigation conducted by Argentine Aviation Accident Investigation
Authorities.

1 U.S. air carrier incidents or accidents, or other accidents involving serious

or fatal injuries, investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
2DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from the NTSB is preliminary, possibly
incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry
progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not
intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to
provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation.
3 Visual meteorological conditions.  4 Instrument meteorological conditions.  5

D=Day; N=Night.
-Data, exclusive of Rudolf Kapustin's preliminary analysis, compiled from
National Transportation Safety Board documents.