NTSB Accident and Incidnt Investigations 1

Air Safety Week, Sept 20, 1999

Table below.

DATE & SITE:  8/16 - Holdenville, Okla.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Piper PA30   N7178Y (Eagle Aviation
Enterprises)
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Loss of control and crashed after takeoff/witness
reported loud noise coming from right engine/VMC3/D5
DEATHS & INJURIES:  1 - Fatal
NTSB ID#:  FTW99FA222
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Loss of control for reasons not yet
determined/possibility of mechanical distress associated with one of
the engines.

DATE & SITE:  8/17 - Newcastle, Wyo.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Grumman American AA-5   N1370R
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Collided w/utility lines in flight/VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES:  4 - Fatal
NTSB ID#:  DEN99FA148
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Possible inability or failure to see and avoid
transmission line (investigation may address issue of marking of
transmission wires).

DATE & SITE:  8/19 -  Byron, Calif.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Cessna T210L   N5378V
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Damaged during emergency landing/aircraft reported
loss of engine power during cruise/conditions unknown/N5
DEATHS & INJURIES:  0 - Injured
NTSB ID#:  LAX99LA277
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  In-flight engine power loss/failure/apparent
internal failure/well executed off-field emergency landing.

DATE & SITE:  8/19 - Tampa
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Cessna 210L   N640AJ (Flight Express Inc.)
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Collided w/building during approach/VMC/N
DEATHS & INJURIES:  1 - Fatal
NTSB ID#:  MIA99FA230
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  In-flight emergency of unknown nature (possible
pilot impairment may be subject of investigation).

DATE & SITE:  8/19 -   White Swan, Wash.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Beech F33A   N2291L
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Collided w/embankment during takeoff/VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES:  1 - Fatal 3 - Serious Injuries
NTSB ID#: SEA99FA144
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Apparent improper pre-flight
preparation/failure to attain flying speed/possible impaired
acceleration due to soft and wet terrain

DATE & SITE:  8/20 - Port Alsworth, Alaska
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Dehavilland    DHC-3T   N888KA (Ketchum Air
Service)
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Collided w/terrain at edge of lake/VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES:  0 - Injured
NTSB ID#:  ANC99LA122
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Improper pre-takeoff preparation/improper use
of flight controls (flaps)/improper flap configuration for takeoff.

DATE & SITE:  8/21 -   Scott, Ohio
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Kolb Mark III   N6268A
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Loss of control and crashed after takeoff/witness
reported aircraft engine decreasing power before crash/VMC/N
DEATHS & INJURIES:  2 - Fatal
NTSB ID#:  NYC99LA208
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Possible pilot's confusion regarding runway
selection & wind direction/loss of control during approach.

DATE & SITE:  8/22 - Pickens, S.C.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Beech C24R   N67198
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Crashed while on final approach/pilot reported fuel
exhaustion prior to crash/VMC/D
DEATHS & INJURIES:  1 - Fatal 1 - Serious Injury
NTSB ID#:  MIA99FA232
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Improper pre-flight preparation/apparent fuel
exhaustion.

DATE & SITE:  8/23 -    Hong Kong
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (China Airlines)
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Crashed during final approach/investigated by Hong
Kong government/IMC4/N
DEATHS & INJURIES:  200 - Minor Injuries
NTSB ID#:  DCA99RA073
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Loss of control during landing approach for
reasons under investigation by Hong Kong CAD for Republic of China.

DATE & SITE:  8/23 - Seminole, Okla.
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Beech D-35   N2934B
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Crashed during emergency landing following loss of
engine power/VMC/N
DEATHS & INJURIES:  1 - Fatal
NTSB ID#:  FTW99FA235
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Inability or failure to maintain flying
speed/loss of control after apparent engine failure & power loss.

DATE & SITE:  8/23 - Washington
AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION:  Boeing 727-200   N926TS (US Airways Shuttle)
CIRCUMSTANCES:  Damaged during taxi/main landing gear side strut
separated/VMC/N
DEATHS & INJURIES:  0 - Injured
NTSB ID#:  IAD99FA059
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:  Failure of right main landing gear structural
component/possibly the result of faulty maintenance/overhaul and/or
inspection procedures.

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