Lockheed 250 TRI-GEAR N400NY

Summary

On 7 December 1987 at about 23:29 local time, a Lockheed 250 TRI-GEAR registered N400NY was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 December 1987 at 23:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Dallas, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Redbird (RBD)

Coordinates

32.6606, -96.8409

Aircraft

Lockheed 250 TRI-GEAR

Registration

N400NY

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW88FA035

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE RIGHT ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED THREE TIMES IN FLIGHT. AFTER THE LAST FAILURE NEAR THE MIDDLE MARKER THE PILOT FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND THE GROUND ABOUT 400 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT THE REDBIRD AIRPORT. THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE LEFT REAR TANK AND THE LEFT SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE LEFT WING TANKS WERE INTACT AND EMPTY. BOTH ENGINES HAD FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. TWO AIRPORTS WERE OVERFLOWN THAT WERE ADEQUATE FOR LANDING AND THAT HAD FUEL AVAILABLE. THIS WAS THE CO-PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.