MIA66A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 240D · Tallahassee, FL · October 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 29, 1965
Place
Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
Injuries
13 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N74858Convair 240D
Status
Completed · report February 21, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174880

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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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2-0835  65/10/29   TALLAHASSEE,FLA.    CONVAIR 240D        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N74858              PX-  0  0 11  CORP/EXEC                 53, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- EXPOSED RUNWAY LIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N74858
Reported as
Convair 240D
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Municipal

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.