# NTSB NYC77FA023: Convair 580, N5811, Bradford, PA, December 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1976
- Place: Bradford, PA · BRADFORD, PA
- Location: 41.9610° N, 78.6409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9610&lon=-78.6409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 32 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0023  76/12/21   BRADFORD,PA         CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1345                    N5811               PX-  0  1 29                            47, 19038 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6660 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD REGIONAL
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               BRADFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- DURING DEPLANING,PAX WITH INFANT CHILD IN ARMS FELL WHILE DESCENDING BOTTOM STEP OF ACFT STAIRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5811](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5811-1984-10-18), registration cancelled 1984-10-18, S/N 459 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Bradford Regional

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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