Lockheed 188C N859U
18 November 1979 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 November 1979 at about 04:56 local time, a Lockheed 188C registered N859U, operated by Trans-International Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lk Cty Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 188C
- Registration
- N859U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans-International Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ogden, Ut → Las Vegas, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
PROGRESSIVE VOLTAGE DECAY ON PRIORITY BUS A SYS FOR UNDET REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1979 | Lockheed 188A | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Great Northern Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1977 | Lockheed 188C | Glendale, California, United States | Pacific Southwest | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1976 | Lockheed 188 | Udrivik Lake, Alaska, United States | Great Northern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1975 | Lockheed 188A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Zantop International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Lockheed 188C | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1974 | Lockheed 188A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |