# NTSB MKC62A0052: Convair 340, N73130, Grand Island, NE, December 21, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1962
- Place: Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor, 38 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC62A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC62A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0037  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73130-1963-01-15), registration cancelled 1963-01-15, S/N 59 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 340
- Registry model: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grand Island

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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