# NTSB UNK64X1048: Convair CV-880, N8803E, Tampa, FL, March 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1964
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 16 minor, 76 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0030  64/3/26  NR.TAMPA FLA          CONVAIR CV-880      CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1256                    N8803E              PX-  0  1 86                            47, 19970 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1828 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8803E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-880
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

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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