N730PL - Aircraft Aircraft Registration

DC85

Aircraft Description

Model Year

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Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

DC85DC-8-50

Airworthiness Date

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Classification

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Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Valid Registration

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

CLARK DAVID M TRUSTEE

Address

3800 RODNEY PARHAM

City

LITTLE ROCK

State / Zip Code

Arkansas72212

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

Turbo-jet

Number of Engines

Mode S Code (Oct)

52346133

Mode S Code (Hex)

A9CC5B

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Mar 12, 1991	NYC91FA086	Destroyed	Minor	IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE CAPTAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER TRIM SETTING PROVIDED TO THE CAPTAIN BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE PERFORMANCE DATA BY THE FIRST OFFICER, AND THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION.

Mar 12, 1991NYC91FA086

Destroyed

Minor

IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE CAPTAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER TRIM SETTING PROVIDED TO THE CAPTAIN BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, INADEQUATE MONITORING OF THE PERFORMANCE DATA BY THE FIRST OFFICER, AND THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION.

Additional Details

Registration

N730PL

Serial Number

46161

Number of Engines

Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

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