Rockwell NA-265-80 N87Y
20 March 1982 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1982 at about 15:15 local time, a Rockwell NA-265-80 registered N87Y, operated by N L Industries, Inc, was involved in an incident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houston Intercontinental (IAH)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rockwell NA-265-80
- Registration
- N87Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- N L Industries, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → New York
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82IA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. DURING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CHECK-OUT, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOTOR WAS FOUND BURNT OUT. THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT OPEN WHEN THE SYSTEM PRESSURE REACHED PRESCRIBED LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HYDRAULIC PUMP TIMING RELAY WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE REGARDLESS OF THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT D.C. POWER WAS APPLIED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell NA-265 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Rockwell NA-265-65 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Natural GAS Pipeline Co. of AM | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1983 | Rockwell NA-265-65 | Flushing, New York, United States | Ashland Oil, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1984 | Rockwell NA-265-25 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1986 | Rockwell NA-265-80 | Liberal, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1996 | Rockwell NA-265-80 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1999 | Rockwell NA-265-65 | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |