# NTSB FTW70A0006: Convair 990, N5614, Fort Worth, TX, July 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1969
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0053  69/7/29    FORT WORTH,TEX      CONVAIR 990         CR-  0  0  3  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1158                    N5614               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, 19520 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1800 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR SOUTHWEST
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              FORT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR WOULDNT EXTEND. DIVERTED TO TULSA.GR COLLAPSED ON LDG.FATIGUE EVIDENCED IN L GR SUPPORT BEAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5614](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5614-1976-03-31), registration cancelled 1976-03-31, S/N 26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 990
- Registry model: [Convair 30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-30a) (registry code 2423204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Southwest

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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