- Date
- August 20, 1971
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 53 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5844Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0018 71/8/20 PITTSBURGH,PA CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2040 N5844 PX- 0 0 50 UNK/NR, 8300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PITTSBURGH,PA CINCINNATI,OHIO PARKERSBURG,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- WORN LOCK PIN IN UPPER BEARING SHEARED.R GR LOWER ASSY SEPARATED AT PARKERSBURG.DIVERTED TO PITT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5844
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grtr Pittsburgh
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