ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331444
Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1969 |
Time: | 06:57 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Owner/operator: | New York Airways |
Registration: | N558MA |
MSN: | 175 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
Destination airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Because the flight was 12 minutes behind schedule, the pilot commenced takeoff from a runway intersection. The Twin Otter encountered wake turbulence from a recently departed jet, lost control and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
miscellaneous - vortex turbulence
FACTOR:
pilot in command - misjudged distance
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC70A0010 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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