LAX66F0147

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 48 · San Diego, CA · October 19, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1965
Place
San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N28KConvair 48
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175814

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0804  65/10/19   SAN DIEGO CALIF     CONVAIR 48          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1526                    N28K                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      4400 TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MILITARY TEST PILOT USED IMPROPER ENG SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES CAUSED GEN REDUCTION GEAR PINIONS SEIZE

Aircraft

Registration
N28K
Reported as
Convair 48
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lindbergh

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.