Vickers XIV N5505A
2 May 1970 · Edcouch, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1970 at about 15:00 local time, a Vickers XIV registered N5505A was involved in an accident during in flight near Edcouch, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edcouch, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Odom
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Vickers XIV
- Registration
- N5505A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Weslaco, Tex → Harlingen, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2160
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
1ST FLT.CAUSE OF OVERHEATING UNKN.COOLANT HOSE RUPTURED, FWD VIS OBSCURED BY STEAM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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