- Date
- August 8, 1970
- Place
- Acapulco, Mexico · ACAPULCO,MEX, MX
- Injuries
- 8 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5603Convair 990
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0051 70/8/8 ACAPULCO,MEX CONVAIR 990 CR- 0 8 0 FERRY AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0002 N5603 PX- 0 0 0 49, 15054 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2627 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACAPULCO OPERATOR - MODERN AIR TRANSPORT,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY ACAPULCO,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5603
- Reported as
- Convair 990
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Acapulco
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