- Date
- June 17, 1966
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2044Convair CV-440
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171453
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0039 66/6/17 CHICAGO ILL CONVAIR CV-440 CR- 0 0 2 TRAINING CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0006 N2044 PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 14078 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 762 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NO.6 CYL ON NO.1 ENG FAILED AT MTG FLANGE DUE IMPROPER TORQUING AND SEVERED PROP FEATHERING LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2044
- Reported as
- Convair CV-440
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage