# NTSB FTW66A0044: Convair CV-240, N94249, College Sta., TX, November 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1965
- Place: College Sta., TX · COLLEGE STA., TX
- Location: 30.6280° N, 96.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Station, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6280&lon=-96.3344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94249-1995-04-04), registration cancelled 1995-04-04, S/N 106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-240
- Registry model: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Easterwood

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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