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1. Report No. NTSB-AAR-73-6	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle Aircraft Accident Report- SPECTRUM AIR, INC., SABRE MARK 5, N275X SACREMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, SCARAMENTO, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 24,1972		5. Report Date March 28,1973
		6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)		8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address National Transportation Safety Board Bureau of Aviation Safety Washington, D. C. 20591		10. Work Unit No. 1003A
		11. Contract or Grant No.
		13.Type of report and Period Covered Aircraft Accident Report September 24, 1972
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Washington, D. S. 20591
		14. Sponsoring Agency code
15. Supp1ementary, Notes Aircraft Safety Recommendations A-72-215 through A-72~223 are included in this report.
16. AbstractSpectrum Air, Inc., Sabre Mark 5, N275X, crashed during a rejected takeoff from Runway 30 at Sacramento Executive Airport, Sacramento, California, at approximately 1624 Pacific daylight time, on September 24, 1972. The aircraft collided with several automobiles and came to rest in an ice cream parlor across the street from the airport. Twenty-two persons an the ground. were killed and 28 others, including the pilot, were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft became airborne twice during the attempted takeoff but each time returned to the runway. The pilot reported that the aircraft acceleration and central response were normal until he felt a vibration shortly after initial liftoff. He did not recall if it persisted through the subsequent liftoff and the rejected takeoff. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the overrotation of the aircraft and subsequent derogation of the performance capability. The overrotation was the result of inadequate pilot proficiency in the aircraft and misleading visual cues. Five recommendations were made to the FAA.
17. Key words Overrotation, Inadequate proficiency, Surplus military aircraft		18. Distribution Statement Released to Public Unlimited Distribution
19. Security Classification (of this report) UNCLASSIFIED	20. Security Classification (of this page) UNCLASSIFIED	21. No of Pages 35	22. Price

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