# NTSB MIA78DA095: Convair 240, N91237, Daytona Beach, FL, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1732   78/6/4    DAYTONA BEACH,FL    CONVAIR 240         CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1732                    N91237              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            28, 3317 TOTAL HOURS, 626
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH REG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FL                  DAYTONA BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
        REMARKS- FIRE ERUPTED IN LEFT ENG DUE FUEL LEAK FROM LINE DETERIORATED BY AGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91237](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91237-2000-03-30), registration cancelled 2000-03-30, S/N 140 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240
- Registry model: [Convair 240-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-13) (registry code 2422626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daytona Beach Reg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780604022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604022329A), Jun 4, 1978: Cvac 24013, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Fire erupted in left eng due fuel leak from line deteriorated by

## Other investigations on N91237 (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 ATL98LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA129), Sep 24, 1998: Convair 240 (N91237), Loiza, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power in the No. 2 engine for undetermined reasons, and the inability of the pilot to establish a climb and/or maintain altitude. A factor was the incompletely feathered No. 2 propeller..

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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