# NTSB CHI79DA016: Convair 600, N74853, Wilmington, OH, November 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Wilmington, OH · WILMINGTON, OH
- Location: 39.4294° N, 83.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4294&lon=-83.8177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0019  78/11/18   WILMINGTON,OH       CONVAIR 600         CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0600                    N74853              PX-  0  0  1                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILMINGTON INDUST
        OPERATOR - WRIGHT AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,OH               CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- CARGO HAMPERS BLOWN INTO PROP WHEN GROUND CREWMAN ATTEMPTED TO PASS BETWEEN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74853](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74853-1997-01-17), registration cancelled 1997-01-17, S/N 164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 600
- Registry model: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilmington Indust

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781118039219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118039219A), Nov 18, 1978: Amtr 24256, Wilmington, OH, Substantial damage. Cargo hampers blown into prop when ground crewman attempted to paetween acft.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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