Handly Page HP 137 N12223
9 May 1978 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1978 at about 18:00 local time, a Handly Page HP 137 registered N12223, operated by Apollo Airways, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sacramento, California, United States. 15 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sacramento Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Handly Page HP 137
- Registration
- N12223
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Apollo Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Santa Barbara, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1615
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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
LOOSE BEARING CAUSED ENG OVERPOWER WHICH EXTENDED ABORTED TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Handly Page HP-137 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1979 | Handly-Page HP-137 | Missoula, Montana, United States | Big Sky Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1981 | Handly Page HP-137 | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Air U.s., Inc | Fatal | 15 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |