# NTSB MKC71IK026: Convair 580, N73102, Lincoln, NE, November 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1970
- Place: Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71IK026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71IK026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0073   70/11/3 NR.LINCOLN,NEBR       CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0625                    N73102              PX-  0  0  4                            UNK/NR, 16674 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1584 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OMAHA,NEBR                  DENVER,COLO                  KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- PLTS SLIDING SIDE WINDOW FAILED.CAUSED EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION. LND AT LINCOLN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73102 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor 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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