Armstrong AW650 N6501R
2 July 1962 · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1962 at about 20:08 local time, a Armstrong AW650 registered N6501R, operated by Capitol Airways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wilmington, Delaware, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Wilmington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Armstrong AW650
- Registration
- N6501R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Capitol Airways
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FATIGUE FAILURE OF R LDG GR LOWER DRAG STRUT FITTING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Armstrong AW650 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1963 | Armstrong AW650 | Fairfield, Ohio, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1963 | Armstrong AW650 | S.johnson Afb, North Carolina, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1974 | Armstrong AW650 | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | US Dept.of INT | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |