- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 23, 1987 |
Time: | 1935 |
Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Operator: | Air-Lift Commuter |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Wilmington - Lumberton |
AC Type: | Swearingen SA-26TC Metro II |
Registration: | N505LB |
cn / ln: | TC-202 |
Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The cargo plane lost the No. 2 engine while taking off and crashed into trees and caught fire. Poor in-flight planning. Emergency procedures not followed. The right engine did not have the latest welding process and failed causing a uncontained turbine failure. |
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