- Date
- December 21, 1962
- Place
- Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor, 38 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N73130Convair 340
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0037 62/12/21 GRAND ISLAND,NEBR CONVAIR 340 CR- 0 1 2 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2030 N73130 PX- 0 0 40 42, 16411 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2939 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND ISLAND OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KANSAS CITY,MO DENVER,COLO GRAND ISLAND,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CREW FAILED TO MONITOR ALTITUDE PROPERLY. HIT 4061 FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73130
- Reported as
- Convair 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Island
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