ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326946
| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1986 |
| Time: | 06:53 |
| Type: |  Howard 250 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlift |
| Registration: | N252K |
| MSN: | 18-2596 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9534 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-1820-56A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Texarkana Municipal Airport, AR (TXK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Little Rock National Airport, AR (LIT/KLIT) |
| Texarkana Municipal Airport, AR (TXK/KTXK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft pitched up, rolled inverted and crashed left of Texarkana runway 13. It appeared that the aircraft had been loaded with the center-of-gravity (cg) well behind the aft limit. Also, the aircraft had been weighed on Sept. 8, 1984 and later on Feb. 1, 1986, weight & balance data had been recomputed after removal of a radar and an autopilot, but an error had been made during the weight and balance preparation.
Subsequently, the aircraft was operated in a tail heavy condition.
Tests showed the pilot and co-pilot had alcohol levels of 0.044% and 0.171%, respectively.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
planning/decision .. improper
impairment(alcohol) .. pilot in command
impairment(alcohol) .. copilot/second pilot
aircraft weight and balance .. improper
improper use of procedure .. company/operator management
improper use of procedure .. pilot in command
in-flight planning/decision .. improper .. pilot in command
aircraft handling .. uncontrolled
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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