# NTSB NYC72AN019: Convair 880, N8803E, Spartanburg, SC, August 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1971
- Place: Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 78 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0023   71/8/5  NR.SPARTANBURG,SC     CONVAIR 880         CR-  0  1  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N8803E              PX-  0  0 73                            50, 20200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3440 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANSAS CITY,MO              PHILADELPHIA,PA              ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AT FL 310.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8803E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 880
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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