# NTSB FTW70A0012: Convair 880, N8806E, Jackson, MS, September 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1969
- Place: Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 53 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0034   69/9/4  NR.JACKSON,MISS       CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  1  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1718                    N8806E              PX-  0  0 48                            50, 21000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SCTD TSTMS FCST FOR ROUTE OF FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8806E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806E-1988-08-11), registration cancelled 1988-08-11, S/N 21 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 880
- Registry model: [Convair 22](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-22) (registry code 2423302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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