# NTSB LAX66F0147: Convair 48, N28K, San Diego, CA, October 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1965
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0147

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28K-1966-01-04), registration cancelled 1966-01-04, S/N 48-33-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 48
- Registry model: [Convair 48](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-48) (registry code 2422402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lindbergh

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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