# NTSB NYC65A0098: Convair CV-340, N8417H, Lancaster, PA, January 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1965
- Place: Lancaster, PA · LANCASTER, PA
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0024  65/1/21    LANCASTER PA        CONVAIR CV-340      CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2033                    N8417H              PX-  0  1 21                            44, 15847 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2540 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY AIR BRAKES NOT USED.NO NORMAL HYD.PRESS DUE NO.1 ENG.HYD.PUMP INOP.& NO.2 ENG.INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8417H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lancaster

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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