- Date
- December 24, 1968
- Place
- Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 20 fatal, 12 serious, 15 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5802Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79629
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0033 68/12/24 BRADFORD,PA CONVAIR 580 CR- 2 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2012 N5802 PX- 18 12 14 33, 6701 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1477 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DETROIT,MICH WASHINGTON,DC HARRISBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ WEATHER - SNOW FACTOR(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING SNOW 11 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FAP ENCTRD SNW SHWRS,DRG ATMT TO ESTABLISH VISUAL GND RE,PLT DSNDD THROUGH MDA,STRUCK TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5802
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bradford
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