# NTSB SEA69A0062: Convair 880, Moses Lake, WA, June 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1969
- Place: Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1971
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69A0062
- Board report AAR7011 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7011.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0004  69/6/24    MOSES LAKE,WASH     CONVAIR 880         CR-  3  2  0  TRAINING                  CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1603                    JA-8028             PX-  0  0  0                            37, 7639 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        OPERATOR - JAPAN AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSES LAKE,WASH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DELAYED CORRECTIVE ACTION DURING SIMULATED NR 4 ENG OUT. CAUSED EXCESSIVE SIDESLIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA-8028 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 880
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grant County

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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