# NTSB FTW72AF054: Convair 600, N94226, Beaumont, TX, February 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1972
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0014  72/2/16    BEAUMONT,TEX        CONVAIR 600         CR-  0  0  3  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N94226              PX-  0  0  0                            33, 9200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        OPERATOR - TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: IMPELLER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOW PRESSURE IMPELLER OF R ENG FAILED. R PROP,ENG NOSE SECTION AND COWLING SEPARATED. 6 MO FLT CK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94226](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94226-2004-03-08), registration cancelled 2004-03-08, S/N 48, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 600
- Registry model: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

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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