Lockheed L-188A N4465F
14 July 1990 · Caribbean Sea · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1990 at about 20:27 local time, a Lockheed L-188A registered N4465F, operated by TPI International Airlines, was involved in an accident near Caribbean Sea. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caribbean Sea
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-188A
- Registration
- N4465F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- TPI International Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oranjestad → Panama City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA90LA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF THE NOS 3 AND 4 PROPELLERS AND GEARBOXES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE FAILED COMPONENTS WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE IN CLIMB AT 18,000 FT THE CRW HEARD AND EXPLOSION AND LOST NOS 3 AND 4 ENGINES. THEY VISUALLY NOTED THAT THE PROPELLERS AND PORTIONS OF THE GEARBOXES WERE ALSO MISSING. THEY THEN SHUT DOWN NO 2 ENGINE DUE TO ERRATIC INDICATIONS. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. THE GEAR BOXES AND PROPELLERS WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed L-188A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2003 | Lockheed L-188A | Cranbrook, Canada | Air Spray Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 1966 | Lockheed L-188A | San Diego Calif, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1966 | Lockheed L-188A | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1964 | Lockheed L-188A | Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |