Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Monday 9 December 1968 |
Time: | 18:30 |
Type: | Lockheed L-1649A Starliner |
Operator: | Fly by Night Safaris |
Registration: | N7314C |
MSN: | 1016 |
First flight: | 1957 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 96 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS), United States of America |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Prior to departure from Las Vegas (LAS), the airplane was erroneously serviced with jet fuel. On takeoff the Starliner became airborne prior to V2 speed. A partial loss of power forced the pilot to carry out a belly landing. Parts of the propellers broke of as they contact the runway. Fragments punctured the fuselage.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improperly serviced aircraft (ground crew)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel contamination-exclusive of water in fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel grade-improper
pilot in command - premature lift-off
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up
Sources:
» NTSB
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.