# NTSB MIA66A0047: Convair 240D, N74858, Tallahassee, FL, October 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1965
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74858-1970-09-21), registration cancelled 1970-09-21, S/N 171 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240D
- Registry model: [Convair 600-240D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-600-240d) (registry code 2422660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Municipal

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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