FTW70A0007

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 600 · Houston, TX · August 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 1, 1969
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
23 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N94207Convair 600
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173583

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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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1-0037   69/8/1    HOUSTON,TEX         CONVAIR 600         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1143                    N94207              PX-  0  0 20                            UNK/NR, 9132 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTERCONT
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DALLAS,TEX                  HOUSTON,TEX                  COLLEGE STATION,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR RETRACT CYLINDER ROD FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N94207
Reported as
Convair 600
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Houston Intercont

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.