- Date
- February 20, 1970
- Place
- Hampton, VA · HAMPTON, VA
- Injuries
- 28 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N741JConvair 240
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 139149
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0104 70/2/20 HAMPTON,VA CONVAIR 240 CR- 0 0 4 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1244 N741J PX- 0 0 24 CORP/EXEC 48, 11000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANGLEY AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA LINDEN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LEASED FROM JET INTNL,NUMEROUS ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCIES.UPLOCK CABLE BROKE,EMGCY SYS PRES LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N741J
- Reported as
- Convair 240
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Langley Afb
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