# NTSB NYC73AN151: Convair 580, N5837, Pittsburgh, PA, June 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1973
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 52 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0014  73/6/12    PITTSBURGH,PA       CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0910                    N5837               PX-  0  0 50                            UNK/NR, 11433 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2944 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BALTIMORE,MD                CINCINNATI,OHIO              PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR UPPER L DRAG STRUT FAILED. NOSE GR WOULDNT RETRACT ON PREVIOUS TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5837](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5837-1984-10-17), registration cancelled 1984-10-17, S/N 127 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (registry code 242270A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Pittsburgh

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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