- Date
- November 8, 1965
- Place
- College Sta., TX · COLLEGE STA., TX
- Injuries
- 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N94249Convair CV-240
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175467
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0065 65/11/8 COLLEGE STA.TEX CONVAIR CV-240 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1735 N94249 PX- 0 0 7 43, 16798 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1418 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTERWOOD OPERATOR - TRANS-TEXAS AIRWAYS,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 62 310 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- NO.2 ENG FEATHER PUMP LEAD LOOSE AND PROP REVERSE SOLENOID WIRES LOOSE,TERM NUT NOT FASTENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N94249
- Reported as
- Convair CV-240
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Easterwood
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