MKC66I0040

NTSB incident investigation · Convair CV-880 · Kansas City, MO · January 19, 1966

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1966
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N810TWConvair CV-880
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172883

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0006  66/1/19    KANSAS CITY MO      CONVAIR CV-880      CR-  0  0  5  TRAINING                  CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0835                    N810TW              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-CONTINENT INT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
        REMARKS- SPOILER STUCK OPENED INTERMITTENTLY,WRONG LUBRICANT USED

Aircraft

Registration
N810TW
Reported as
Convair CV-880
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Mid-Continent Int