Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 October 1965
Aircraft Type: Armstrong Whitworth AW-650 Argosy 101
Owner/operator: Zantop Air Transport
Registration Number: N601Z
Location: 3 km S of Pique, OH –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Engine(s)Aircraft Engine(s)
Category: Accident
An Argosy N601Z aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a descent to Patterson AFB, resulting in a collision with highway support structures and vehicles. The loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion, and the incident occurred during an in-range descent.An Argosy N601Z aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during a descent to Patterson AFB, resulting in a collision with highway support structures and vehicles. The loss of engine power was due to fuel exhaustion, and the incident occurred during an in-range descent.
Description
Argosy N601Z departed Madison-Truax Field at 16:10 for a flight to Patterson AFB. During the in-range descent all engines lost power as a result of fuel exhaustion. The aircraft descended and collided with supporting pylons of a highway (Interstate 75) overpass and an automobile after landing. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): “Fuel exhaustion caused by the failure of the crew to compute and maintain an accurate fuel record.”
Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion caused by the crew’s failure to accurately maintain a fuel record.Fuel exhaustion caused by the crew’s failure to accurately maintain a fuel record.Share on:
