Lockheed L-402-2 (LASA-60) N3381G

Summary

On 29 March 1986 at about 21:20 local time, a Lockheed L-402-2 (LASA-60) registered N3381G, operated by Richard M. Linden, JR., was involved in an accident near Seagoville, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 March 1986 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Seagoville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Seagoville (59F)

Coordinates

32.6495, -96.5410

Aircraft

Lockheed L-402-2 (LASA-60)

Registration

N3381G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard M. Linden, JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Skydiving

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW86FA050

3 people died.

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

ACFT CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF ON A FLT TO DISCHARGE JUMPERS OVER A DROP ZONE LOCATED ON THE ARPT. WITNESSES STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT BANK ESTIMATED BETWEEN 45 AND 70 DEGS. AFTER ABOUT 120 DEGS OF TURN THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN ABOUT AN 80 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING. ALT AT THE TIME THE MANEUVER WAS ATTEMPTED WAS APRX 125' AGL. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE DOWN THE DEPARTURE RWY AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 18 KTS. ONE WITNESS ESTIMATED THE WINDS AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS. RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THE ACFTS STALL SPEED WOULD HAVE INCREASED BTW 40 AND 100 PERCENT DURING THE TURN DEPENDING ON BANK ANGLE. THE PLT HAD A TOTAL OF 3 HRS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.