# NTSB NYC65A0110: Convair CV-240, N1020C, Jamaica, NY, February 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1965
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 46 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0007  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1020C-2016-08-17), registration cancelled 2016-08-17, S/N 144, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-240
- Registry model: [Convair 240](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240) (registry code 2422601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Kennedy Intl

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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