- Date
- February 1, 1970
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 26 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2728RConvair 580
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147349
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 70/2/1 DETROIT,MICH CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2218 N2728R PX- 0 0 24 43, 15057 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUGHTON,MICH DETROIT,MICH LANSING,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- CREW HAD BEEN ON DUTY 11 HRS AND HAD MADE 14 APCHS AND LDGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2728R
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
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