# NTSB IAD70II066: Convair 580, N5826, Morgantown, WV, June 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1970
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70II066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70II066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0023  70/6/28    MORGANTOWN,W VA     CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N5826               PX-  0  0 20                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSBURG,W VA             MORGANTOWN,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           COPILOT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- CREW BECAME ILL DUE TO STRONG VAPOR FROM LEAKING CARGO IN BAY BLO COCKPIT. AMYL ACETATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5826](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5826-1978-10-23), registration cancelled 1978-10-23, S/N 385 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- 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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