- Date
- January 6, 1969
- Place
- Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 11 fatal, 14 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5825Convair 440
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191452
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 69/1/6 NR.BRADFORD,PA CONVAIR 440 CR- 2 0 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2035 N5825 PX- 9 14 2 33, 5761 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD REGIONAL OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC DETROIT,MICH ERIE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- POSSIBLE MISREADING OF ALTIMETER,ALTIMETER MALFUNCTION,OR MISREADING OF INST APCH CHART.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5825
- Reported as
- Convair 440
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bradford Regional
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