- Date
- February 1, 1970
- Place
- Houghton, MI · HOUGHTON, MI
- Injuries
- 24 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N968NConvair 580
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138357
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 70/2/1 HOUGHTON,MICH CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2229 N968N PX- 0 0 21 43, 14240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUGHTON MEMORIAL OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL HOUGHTON,MICH MENOMINEE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- LND LONG,RWY COVERED WITH 2 IN SNOW. ACFT VEERED L DURING REVERSE THRUST,SLID OFF RWY TO R SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N968N
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Houghton Memorial
N968NRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2007 · Convair 440Airframe modelConvair 440Engine modelAllison 501-D13 series
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Other investigations on N968N · 1
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