# NTSB DCA67A0005: Convair 340, N73130, Marseilles, OH, March 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1967
- Place: Marseilles, OH · MARSEILLES, OH
- Location: 40.7010° N, 83.3923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marseilles, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7010&lon=-83.3923&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 38 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001   67/3/5  NR.MARSEILLES,OHIO    CONVAIR 340         CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2007                    N73130              PX- 35  0  0                            45, 22425 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            403 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - LAKE CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RT PROPELLER FAILED DUE TO OMISSION OF THE TORQUE PISTON NITRIDING PROCESS DURING MANUFACTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73130](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73130-1967-04-17), registration cancelled 1967-04-17, S/N 23 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 340
- Registry model: [Convair 340/440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-440) (registry code 2422801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

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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