- Date
- July 25, 1968
- Place
- Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Injuries
- 5 minor, 41 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5817Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0042 68/7/25 MORGANTOWN,W VA CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2034 N5817 PX- 0 0 41 50, 22100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1850 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN OPERATOR - U.S. AIR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- DEFECTIVE THREADS ON INNER AXLE OF RT MAIN GR. RETAINING NUT CAME OFF. WHEEL HIT NO 2 PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5817
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morgantown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.