FTW66A0120

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 600 · Hot Spring, AR · June 27, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 27, 1966
Place
Hot Spring, AR · HOT SPRING, AR
Injuries
1 serious, 16 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N74856Convair 600
Status
Completed · report March 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171452

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0024  66/6/27  NR.HOT SPRING ARK     CONVAIR 600         CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1016                    N74856              PX-  0  0 14                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      93
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- SHARP PULL-UP TO AVOID UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT AIRCRAFT OBSERVED ON COLLISION COURSE.SKY CONDITION HAZY

Aircraft

Registration
N74856
Reported as
Convair 600
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage