Lockheed 1049H N6912C
20 October 1971 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 October 1971 at about 11:55 local time, a Lockheed 1049H registered N6912C, operated by Blue Bell, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 3 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 11:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1049H
- Registration
- N6912C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Blue Bell, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4463
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
L ELEV TRIM TAB ACTUATING MECHANISM FAILED.FREEDTAB RESULTED IN FLUTTER AND DMG TO ELEV.LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1971 | Lockheed 1049H | Gt.inagua, Other-Foreign Countries | Balair, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Lockheed 1049G | La Rioja, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1970 | Lockheed 1049H | Barrow, Alaska, United States | North-Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Lockheed 1049G | Casey, Canada | Aviation Speci | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Lockheed 1049 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1973 | Lockheed 1049H | Gary, Indiana, United States | Muhammeds Temp | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |