# NTSB FTW65A0068: Convair CV-340, N117, Wichita Falls, TX, January 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1965
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0006   65/1/6    WICHITA FALLS TEX   CONVAIR CV-340      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1420                    N117                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      47, 5463 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1064 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEPPARD AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- INST PILOT CLOSED HYDR BY-PASS VLVE DURNG LNDG ROLL WHILE SIMULATING HYDRAULIC SYSTM MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N117 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheppard Afb

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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