# NTSB NYC62A0108: Convair 340, N8415H, Windsor Lock, CT, October 19, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1962
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 51 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC62A0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC62A0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0029  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8415H-1968-07-22), registration cancelled 1968-07-22, S/N 125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 340
- Registry model: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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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