NYC65A0110

NTSB accident investigation · Convair CV-240 · Jamaica, NY · February 22, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1965
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
1 serious, 46 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1020CConvair CV-240
Status
Completed · report April 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179728

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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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1-0007  65/2/22  NR. JAMAICA NEW YORK  CONVAIR CV-240      CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1524                    N1020C              PX-  0  0 44                            49, 17932 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY INTL
        OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
        REMARKS- CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED DURING APPLICATION OF NEG.G-FORCE TO LOCK LANDING GEAR DOWN BY FREE FALL.

Aircraft

Registration
N1020C
Reported as
Convair CV-240
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Kennedy Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.