Lockheed 1329 N520S
11 February 1981 · White Plains, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 February 1981 at about 18:40 local time, a Lockheed 1329 registered N520S, operated by Texasgulf Avia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near White Plains, New York, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Plains, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westchester Cnty
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1329
- Registration
- N520S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Texasgulf Avia
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1801
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 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
PLT DISTRACTED AS A RESULT OF A MAJOR ELECT SYSTFAILURE.UNDETECTED DEVIATION OF FLIGHTPATH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1980 | Lockheed 1329 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | Rogers Brother | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1980 | Lockheed 1329 | Flushing, New York, United States | H J Heinz Comp | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1984 | Lockheed 1329-25 | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Business Jet Airline (Bjaa) | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Lockheed 1329 | Houston, Texas, United States | Gulf Oil Corpo | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1967 | Lockheed 1329 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Lockheed-Georg | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1965 | Lockheed 1329 | Dillsburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Martin Mariett | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |