# NTSB FTW70A0007: Convair 600, N94207, Houston, TX, August 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1969
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94207-1981-08-03), registration cancelled 1981-08-03, S/N 13 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 600
- Registry model: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Intercont

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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