# NTSB MIA68A0047: Convair 880, N8494H, Jacksonville, FL, November 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1967
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 24 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0050   67/11/2 NR.JACKSONVILLE,FLA   CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2235                    N8494H              PX-  0  1 18                            54, 19177 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1629 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - NORTHEAST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT PENETRATED TOP OF CUMULUS BUILD UP FOR 30 TO 60 SEC. AIRBORNE RADAR NOT IN USE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8494H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494H-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 22-00-34, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 880
- Registry model: [Convair 22](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-22) (registry code 2423302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CJ805-3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj805-3) (registry code 30004, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N8494H (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66A0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0068), Mar 2, 1965: Convair CV-880 (N8494H), Wilmington, NC, no damage

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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