# NTSB FTW82FA018: Convair 580, N73143, Longview, TX, November 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1981
- Place: Longview, TX · LONGVIEW, TX
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2621   81/11/4   LONGVIEW,TX         CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1111                    N73143              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  55, 14700 TOTAL HOURS, 60
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGVIEW,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- INSTR PLT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR WHILE CONFIGURING ACFT FOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73143](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73143-1991-09-09), registration cancelled 1991-09-09, S/N 132 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gregg County

## Other investigations on N73143 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78IA009), Nov 28, 1977: Convair 540 (N73143), Denver, CO, incident, minor 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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