- Date
- March 25, 1965
- Place
- Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Injuries
- 43 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4401Convair CV-440
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0008 65/3/25 ALBANY NY CONVAIR CV-440 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1456 N4401 PX- 0 0 40 42, 11660 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3560 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY COUNTY OPERATOR - MOHAWK AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-MAIL BAG CONTACTED CARGO COMPT LIGHT BULB. REMARKS- FIRE IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4401
- Reported as
- Convair CV-440
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albany County