N American NA-265 N77AP
7 November 1977 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 November 1977 at about 18:20 local time, a N American NA-265 registered N77AP, operated by Mechanical EQU, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakefront
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American NA-265
- Registration
- N77AP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mechanical EQU
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Ft.lauderdale, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4231
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American NA-265 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1977 | N American NA-265 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Rockwell Intl | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1978 | N American NA-265 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Brunswick Corp | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1976 | N American NA-265 | Recife, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. | FED AV Admin | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1976 | N American NA-265 | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1975 | N American NA-265 | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | Kerr-McGee COR | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1974 | N American NA-265 | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | Kerr-McGee COR | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |