- Date
- October 19, 1962
- Place
- Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 51 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8415HConvair 340
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0029 62/10/19 NR.WINDSOR LOCK,CONN CONVAIR 340 CR- 1 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2052 N8415H PX- 0 0 48 39, 14450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC PROVIDENCE,RI WINDSOR LOCK,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REMARKS- UNDETECTED INSECURE LATCHING OF REAR SERVICE DOOR CAUSED IN FLT EXPLOSIVE DECOMP,EJECTED HOSTESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8415H
- Reported as
- Convair 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
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