Plane Crash List

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
C-GFQA
Cranbrook, Canada
no coordinates
Air Spray Inc Fatal 2
22 Aug 1966 Lockheed L-188A
N7137C
San Diego Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
Western Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
21 Jul 1966 Lockheed L-188A
N9707C
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Braniff Airways, Inc. No injuries -
3 Aug 1964 Lockheed L-188A
N6119
Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
American Airlines, Inc. No injuries -

All 5 records for this type