# NTSB NYC65A0118: Convair CV-440, N4401, Albany, NY, March 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1965
- Place: Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 43 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0118

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0008  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-440
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albany County

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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