AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--FISCHER BROS. AVIATION, INC., DBA NORTHWEST AIRLINK, FLIGHT 2268, CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS, S.A. (CASA) C-212-CC, N160FB, DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, ROMULUS, MICHIGAN, MARCH 4, 1987

On March 4, 1987, Fischer Bros. Aviation, Inc., doing business as Northwest Airlink, flight 2268, a Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) C-212-CC, N160FB, crashed just inside the threshold of runway 21R at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Nine of the 19 persons on board were killed. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. The safety issues discussed in this accident report are the captain's failure to follow approved flight and company procedures, his use of the powerplant beta mode in flight, company maintenance procedures and propeller overhaul practices, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bilateral aircraft type certification, and FAA surveillance.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Accident Investigation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1987-9-14

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 60 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Air transportation; Aircraft; Airline pilots; Certification; Crash causes; Crash reports; Fatalities; Fires; Maintenance; Performance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478050
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/AAR-88/08
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1988 12:00AM