# NTSB IAD70AI046: Convair 240, N741J, Hampton, VA, February 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1970
- Place: Hampton, VA · HAMPTON, VA
- Location: 37.0299° N, 76.3452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0299&lon=-76.3452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 28 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI046

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741J-1970-08-10), registration cancelled 1970-08-10, S/N 146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240
- Registry model: [Convair 240](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (registry code 2422601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Langley Afb

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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