# NTSB DEN70A0016: Convair 240, N8410H, Encampment, WY, September 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1969
- Place: Encampment, WY · ENCAMPMENT, WY
- Location: 41.2088° N, 106.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encampment, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2088&lon=-106.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor, 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2648   69/9/2    ENCAMPMENT,WYO      CONVAIR 240         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N8410H              PX-  0  0 14  CORP/EXEC                 49, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - A BAR A RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULVER CITY,CALIF           ENCAMPMENT,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR STRUCK EDGE OF PARKING RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8410H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8410H-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N 70 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240
- Registry model: [Convair 240-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-1) (registry code 2422604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: A Bar A Ranch

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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