![]() The Civil Air Patrol was formally created in 1941 and is the auxiliary of the U.S. The aircraft was en route to Pacoima from Bakersfield, the volunteer said.įAA records show that the single-engine aircraft was registered to the Civil Air Patrol and was manufactured in 2015. Eight persons on the ground were killed.A Civil Air Patrol volunteer at Whiteman Airport who asked that his name not be published confirmed that the plane is owned by that organization and that the pilot was a member. The airplane crashed into a residential area and was destroyed during the impact, explosion, and subsequent ground fire. According to witnesses, the airplane lifted off about 7,000 feet down runway 10, climbed in a wings-level attitude, reached an altitude of about 100 feet to 150 feet above the ground (AGL), and then began to descend towards trees. About 16:07:57, the Boeing 727 began its takeoff. The local controller cleared the flight for takeoff, and the first officer acknowledged the clearance. At l6:06:22, Flight 759 informed the tower that it was ready for takeoff. The flightcrew completed the takeoff and departure briefings and turned onto the active runway for takeoff. peak gusts two three, and we have low level wind shear alerts all quadrants, appears to be a frontal passing overhead right now, we're right in the middle of everything." The captain then advised the first officer to ".let your airspeed build up on takeoff." and said that they would turn off the air conditioning packs for the takeoff, which would enable them to increase the EPR's on engines Nos. Ground control replied, "Wind now zero seven zero degrees at one seven. At 16:03:33, the first officer requested another wind check. ![]() ![]() At 16:02:34, while Flight 759 was taxiing to runway 10, the crew heard a transmission from ground control, advising another airplane of low level wind shear alerts in the northeast quadrants of the airport. At 15:59:03, the first officer requested a wind check. The flightcrew requested runway 10 for the takeoff and ground control cleared the flight to taxi to runway 10. Before leaving the gate, the flightcrew had received ATIS message Foxtrot which read in part ".time one eight five five Zulu, weather, two thousand five hundred scattered, two five thousand thin broken, visibility six miles in haze, temperature niner zero, wind two four zero at two, winds are calm altimeter three zero zero one.". At 15:58:48 Boeing 727 "Clipper Defiance" taxied from its gate at the New Orleans International Airport. Pan Am Flight 759 was a scheduled flight from Miami (MIA) to Las Vegas (LAS), with an en route stop at New Or1eans (MSY). Also, the left engine had evidence of heat and wear due to lack of oil. It had been installed with a small bend radius. The hose was 8 years old, its recommended replacement interval was 5 years. A further exam revealed that an oil interconnect line, Piper pn: 920024-811, had failed inside its fireproof covering. Also, an oil film was found on the bottom of the left eng, left flap and left stabilizer. The left prop dome was found depleted of air pressure and no oil was found in the left engine case. When the aircraft was recovered from the canal, the left prop was found in the feathered position while the right prop was near its low pitch stops. One witness stated that after the aircraft passed over his car, a fine mist of oil fell on his windshield. Two others said smoke was trailing from the aircraft. Several witnesses stated that the left prop was windmilling. Witnesses reported that when the aircraft was stabilized on final approach, it pitched up slightly and yawed, then rolled left to an inverted attitude and crashed in a canal. The pilot's commercial certificate was revoked on 11/21/81. The pilot was not multi-engine rated and had not flown this type aircraft in about 10 years. There were no entries in the aircraft's logbook from 7/1/78 until 4/3/84 when the aircraft was inspected for the ferry flight. ![]() However, no preimpact failure or malfunction of the right engine was found. Wreckage examination revealed that all 3 blades of the right prop were bent smoothly and symmetrically rearward. The aircraft then aborted the approach due to an aircraft landing from the opposite direction and appeared to start a left turn onto abase leg when it stalled, pitched nose down and impacted the ground with its landing gear and flaps extended. Because of the wind this would have been a downwind landing. A popping or backfiring sound was heard by several people who later observed the aircraft flying at low altitude on what appeared to be a final approach to runway 13 at Jennings Airport (located about 75 miles southwest of the departure point.) No radios were onboard the aircraft so no distress calls were made. ![]()
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