# NTSB DCA74AZ018: Convair 340, N4819C, Bishop, CA, March 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1974
- Place: Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Location: 37.3672° N, 118.3989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3672&lon=-118.3989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 36 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1975
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ018
- Board report AAR7501 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7501.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0188  74/3/13  NR.BISHOP,CALIF       CONVAIR 340         CR-  4  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1928                    N4819C              PX- 32  0  0  NS CTR PASSG              50, 9902 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1742 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BISHOP,CALIF                 BURBANK,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SAFE DISTC FRM HAZARDOUS TRRN NOT MAINTAINED DRGNITE VISUAL FLT CONDS.HIT MTN 6100FT LVL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4819C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4819C-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 138 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 340
- Registry model: [Convair 340/440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-440) (registry code 2422801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740313006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740313006889A), Mar 13, 1974: Cvac 340CVAC, Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 31 fatal. Safe distc frm hazardous trrn not maintained drgnite visual flt conds. Hit mtn 6100FT lvl.

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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