Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 May 1975
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1049H-01-06-162 Super Constellation
Owner/operator: Aircraft Specialties
Registration Number: N45516
Location: near Mesa, AZ –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft powerplant (specifically, the four engines)Aircraft powerplant (specifically, the four engines)
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A power loss on all four engines forced a forced landing in the desert, resulting in a collision with trees and a playhouse. The incident stemmed from a lack of anti-detonant injection fluid, leading to a complete engine failure.A power loss on all four engines forced a forced landing in the desert, resulting in a collision with trees and a playhouse. The incident stemmed from a lack of anti-detonant injection fluid, leading to a complete engine failure.
Description
Power loss on all 4 engines forced the crew to carry out a forced landing in the desert. The aircraft collided with trees and a playhouse. The power loss was caused by running out of anti-detonant injection (ADI) fluid. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning pilot in command – inadequate supervision of flight powerplant – engine structure: other powerplant – miscellaneous: detonation terrain – high obstructions FACTORS: miscellaneous acts,conditions – overheated complete power loss – complete engine failure/flameout-4 engines
Primary Cause
Insufficient anti-detonant injection fluid.Insufficient anti-detonant injection fluid.Share on:
