- Date
- June 7, 1971
- Place
- New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Injuries
- 28 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5832Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79622
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 71/6/7 NEW HAVEN,CONN CONVAIR 580 CR- 2 1 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0849 N5832 PX- 26 2 0 39, 12107 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWEED-NEW HAVEN OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC NEWPORT NEWS,VA PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F GROUND FOG 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN BELOW MINIMUMS IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CAPT INTENTIONALLY CONTINUED DESCENT BLO MIN ALT WO FWD VIS DESPITE ADVISORIES FROM 1ST OFFICER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5832
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tweed-New Haven
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