# NTSB UNK64X3979: Convair CV-440, N73126, Farmington, NM, September 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1964
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3979

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0060  64/9/14    FARMINGTON N MEX    CONVAIR CV-440      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N73126              PX-  0  0 20                            46, 20196 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            270 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           52                                                      250
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- FLT ENCOUNTERED RAIN OF UNEXPECTED INTENSITY DURING LEVEL OFF-TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73126](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73126-2010-12-01), registration cancelled 2010-12-01, S/N 53, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR CV-440
- Registry model: [Convair 340-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340-31) (registry code 2422804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 501-D13 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (registry code 03004, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 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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