- Date
- October 20, 1970
- Place
- Wheeling, WV · WHEELING, WV
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5814Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158869
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0041 70/10/20 NR.WHEELING,W VA CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0620 N5814 PX- 0 0 17 UNK/NR, 4950 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARKERSBURG,W VA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- SMOKE AND SPARKS CAME FROM BOTH CABIN HEATER VENTS. BURNED PAPER FOUND IN DUCT SYS,SOURCE UNDTRMD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5814
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
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