# NTSB IAD71II013: Convair 580, N5814, Wheeling, WV, October 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1970
- Place: Wheeling, WV · WHEELING, WV
- Location: 40.0749° N, 80.6934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0749&lon=-80.6934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 20 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II013

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5814-1992-01-16), registration cancelled 1992-01-16, S/N 129 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N5814 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC67I0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67I0132), Mar 27, 1967: Convair 580 (N5814), Atlantic City, NJ, incident, no damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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