# NTSB SEA71FYA32: Convair 240-14, N1015G, Buhl, ID, May 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1971
- Place: Buhl, ID · BUHL, ID
- Location: 42.5984° N, 114.7595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buhl, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5984&lon=-114.7595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FYA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FYA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0075  71/5/14    BUHL,ID             CONVAIR 240-14      CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 9587
        TIME - 0702                    N1015G              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 2326 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUHL MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN FALLS,ID               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP NOT FEA AS MFG REC.R ENG FUEL FEED VALVE DIAPHRAGM RUPTURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1015G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1015G-1971-06-17), registration cancelled 1971-06-17, S/N 127, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240-14
- Registry model: [Convair 240-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-14) (registry code 2422628) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buhl Municipal

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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