Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 November 1964
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: Steward-Davis Inc.
Registration Number: N74127
Location: near Perote, Vera Cruz –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: The C-82A Packet’s Jet-Packet design and the aircraft’s flight characteristics.The C-82A Packet’s Jet-Packet design and the aircraft’s flight characteristics.
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-82A Packet crashed near Cerro El Cofre, near Perote, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of both pilots. The aircraft, a Skytruck I prototype with an improved Jet-Packet design, was en route from Long Beach, California, USA to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The incident occurred during flight operations.A Fairchild C-82A Packet crashed near Cerro El Cofre, near Perote, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of both pilots. The aircraft, a Skytruck I prototype with an improved Jet-Packet design, was en route from Long Beach, California, USA to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The incident occurred during flight operations.
Description
A Fairchild C-82A Packet impacted a mountainside of Cerro El Cofre, near Perote, Mexico. Both pilots were killed. The aircraft operated on a flight from Long Beach, California, USA to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The airplane involved was the Skytruck I prototype, a C-82 with an improved Jet-Packet design.
Source of Information
http://www.c82packet.com/index.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y8MqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7XoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=999%2C14039622http://www.c82packet.com/index.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y8MqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7XoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=999%2C14039622Primary Cause
Mechanical failure, specifically a potential instability during flight due to the Jet-Packet design, combined with terrain conditions.Mechanical failure, specifically a potential instability during flight due to the Jet-Packet design, combined with terrain conditions.Share on:
