New Orleans - Fort Lauderdale
Flight / Schedule
New Orleans - Fort Lauderdale
Aircraft
Rockwell Sabreliner 40Registration
N77AP
MSN
282-37
Year of Manufacture
1965
Operator
Mechanical Equipment CompanyDate
November 7, 1977 at 06:20 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
New Orleans-Lakefront Louisiana
Region
North America • United States of America
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 7, 1977 at 06:20 PM, New Orleans - Fort Lauderdale experienced a crash involving Rockwell Sabreliner 40, operated by Mechanical Equipment Company, with the event recorded near New Orleans-Lakefront Louisiana.
The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from New Orleans-Lakefront Airport runway 35, while climbing by night to a height of 300 feet, the airplane entered a left turn then struck the water surface and crashed into Lake Pontchartrain. A pilot was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N77AP, MSN 282-37, year of manufacture 1965.
Fatalities
Total
3
Crew
1
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
Shortly after takeoff from New Orleans-Lakefront Airport runway 35, while climbing by night to a height of 300 feet, the airplane entered a left turn then struck the water surface and crashed into Lake Pontchartrain. A pilot was seriously injured while three other occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
75.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
New Orleans - Fort Lauderdale
Operator
Mechanical Equipment CompanyFlight Type
Executive/Corporate/Business
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
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