# NTSB DCA74AZ006: Convair 600, N94230, Mena, AR, September 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1973
- Place: Mena, AR · MENA, AR
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 11 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1974
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ006
- Board report AAR7404 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7404.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0017  73/9/27  NR.MENA,ARK           CONVAIR 600         CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1952                    N94230              PX-  8  0  0                            41, 11800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEMPHIS,TENN                DALLAS,TEX                   TEXARKANA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PROPER DISPATCHING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CDFNT ACRS PROPOSED RTE,LOW CIGS FCST.DEVIATED 100MI FRM DIRECT COURSE.HIT MTN RIDGE.RCVRD 9/30/73
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94230](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94230-1974-05-20), registration cancelled 1974-05-20, S/N 56 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 600
- Registry model: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660) (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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