- Date
- October 24, 1962
- Place
- Pierre, SD · PIERRE, SD
- Injuries
- 47 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90857Convair 340
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157066
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0056 62/10/24 NR.PIERRE,S DAK CONVAIR 340 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2210 N90857 PX- 0 0 44 39, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN RAPID CITY,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION REMARKS- WILD GEESE HIT ACFT AT NITE. PENETRATED R WG STRUCTURE. LND AT DEST OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90857
- Reported as
- Convair 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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