# NTSB DEN71ID033: Convair 580, N73155, Albuquerque, NM, January 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1971
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71ID033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71ID033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0014  71/1/29    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2203                    N73155              PX-  0  0 14                            43, 16696 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2926 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNPORT
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,COLO                 PHOENIX,ARIZ                 SILVER CITY,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE STEERING CYL OK,REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73155](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73155-1991-09-06), registration cancelled 1991-09-06, S/N 119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Sunport

## Other investigations on N73155 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN67I0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67I0036), Dec 14, 1966: Convair 580 (N73155), Salt Lake City, UT, incident, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0437), Oct 25, 1964: Convair CV-340 (N73155), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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