Incident Overview
Date: Monday 23 May 1960
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-880-22-1
Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines
Registration Number: N8804E
Location: Atlanta Airport, GA (ATL) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a rapid nose-high attitude and steep left bank during takeoff, resulting in a catastrophic crash.An aircraft experienced a rapid nose-high attitude and steep left bank during takeoff, resulting in a catastrophic crash.
Description
Shortly after lift-off, the aircraft assumed a nose high attitude, banked steeply to the left and crashed nose down. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft was stalled, for reasons undetermined, at an altitude too low to effect recovery.”
Primary Cause
Stalled at an altitude too low to recover.Stalled at an altitude too low to recover.Share on:
