NYC66A0106

NTSB accident investigation · Convair 340 · Bradford, PA · April 1, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1966
Place
Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
Injuries
47 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5804Convair 340
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172926

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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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1-0060   66/4/1    BRADFORD PA         CONVAIR 340         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2010                    N5804               PX-  0  0 44                            49, 11590 TOTAL HOURS, 11
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC KEAN COUNTY
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N5804
Reported as
Convair 340
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mc Kean County