# NTSB MKC62A0046: Convair 340, N90857, Pierre, SD, October 24, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1962
- Place: Pierre, SD · PIERRE, SD
- Location: 44.3752° N, 100.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierre, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3752&lon=-100.3200&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 47 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC62A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC62A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90857-1995-05-12), registration cancelled 1995-05-12, S/N 82 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 340
- Registry model: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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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