OAK66I0021

NTSB incident investigation · Convair CV-990 · Yosemite, CA · October 25, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1965
Place
Yosemite, CA · YOSEMITE, CA
Injuries
48 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5617Convair CV-990
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174727

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0037  65/10/25   YOSEMITE,CALIF      CONVAIR CV-990      CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1608                    N5617               PX-  0  0 41                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N5617
Reported as
Convair CV-990
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage