Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 April 1946
Aircraft Type: Lockheed B14-S Super Electra
Owner/operator: TACA de Nicaragua
Registration Number: AN-ACC
Location: La Libertad Airstrip –
ÿ Nicaragua
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, airspeed indicator and control surfaces).Aircraft Control System (specifically, airspeed indicator and control surfaces).
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of lift during takeoff, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled descent.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of lift during takeoff, resulting in a rapid and uncontrolled descent.
Description
Crashed on takeoff.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zVoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=recFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524,2782364&dq=nicaragua+plane&hl=en, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21058/?page=2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zVoyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=recFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1524,2782364&dq=nicaragua+plane&hl=en, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/21058/?page=2Primary Cause
Insufficient airspeed control during takeoff.Insufficient airspeed control during takeoff.Share on:
