Plane Crash List

Lockheed 382G N15ST

4 October 1986 · Kelly Afb, Texas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 4 October 1986 at about 09:10 local time, a Lockheed 382G registered N15ST, operated by Southern Air Transport, was involved in an accident near Kelly Afb, Texas, 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 09:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Kelly Afb, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Kelly Afb (KSKF)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Lockheed 382G
Registration
N15ST
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Southern Air Transport
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Warner Robins
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
DCA87AA002

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

AFTER THE ACFT LANDED AT KELLY AFB, TX, ON 10/2/86, THERE WAS A CREW CHG BFR IT DEPD ON THE NEXT FLT. DRG THE NEXT TAKE-OFF, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF RWY 15 (APRX 5775' FM THE APCH END). WHEN IT WAS AT APRX 100' TO 200' AGL,WITNESSES SAW IT GO INTO AN EXTREMELY NOSE HI ATTITUDE & CLIMB ABOUT ANOTHER 500'. ALSO, THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT & CONTD ROLLING & TURNING LEFT UNTIL IT CRASHED ON THE RAMP IN A NEAR INVERTED ATTITUDE ON A HDG OF ABOUT 070 DEG. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT AN ELEVATOR CONTROL (CTL) BLOCK HAD JAMMED THE 1ST OFFICER'S (FO'S) CTL COLUMN WHEN THE ACFT TOOK OFF.THE FO OF THE PREVIOUS FLT HAD INSTALLED IT ON THE CTL COLUMN AFTER THAT FLT. THE FO OF THE ACDNT FLT HAD BEEN HIRED 6 DAYS EARLIER & MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVICE. THE BLOCK WAS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE ELEVATOR IN A FAIRED OR SLIGHTLY RAISED (TRAILING EDGE UP) POSITION FOR LOADING OPNS, BUT IT WAS NOT AN APPROVED DEVICE. THERE WAS AN UNWRITTEN PRACTICE FOR THE FO TO INSTALL & REMOVE THE DEVICE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Lockheed 382 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Feb 1984 Lockheed 382G
N15ST
Groton, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Aug 1983 Lockheed 382G
N17ST
Angola/Dundo, Angola
no coordinates
- Fatal 7
23 Aug 1980 Lockheed 382
N18ST
Otay, California, United States
no coordinates
Trans-International Airlines, Inc. Fatal 1
23 May 1974 Lockheed 382
N14ST
Springfield, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Saturn Airways, Inc. Fatal 4
30 Oct 1974 Lockheed 382B
N102AK
Bettles, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
Alaska Interna Fatal 4
18 Mar 1972 Lockheed 382
N9268R
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -

All 11 records for this type

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