# NTSB NYC80IA066: Convair 580, N588PL, Boston, MA, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80IA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0041   80/8/7    BOSTON,MA           CONVAIR 580         CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0252                    N588PL              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            33, 5400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MA                   WINDSOR LOCKS,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- FWD HINGE OF R NOSE GEAR DOOR FAILED,JAMMED NOSE GEAR IN UP PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N588PL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N588PL-1982-09-10), registration cancelled 1982-09-10, S/N 161 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 580
- Registry model: [Convair 340/580](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-580) (registry code 3790228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

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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