# NTSB MIA71AM047: Convair 640, N3417, St.Thomas, VI, December 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1970
- Place: St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS,VI, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 20 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0050  70/12/10   ST.THOMAS,VI        CONVAIR 640         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1926                    N3417               PX-  0  0 17                            42, 7834 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2255 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S.TRUMAN
        OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 ST.THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           76                                                       80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PORPOISED. NOSE GR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3417](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3417-2009-08-06), registration cancelled 2009-08-06, S/N 48, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 640
- Registry model: [Convair 640-340D](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-640-340d) (registry code 2422814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harry S.Truman

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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