UNK65X0437

NTSB accident investigation · Convair CV-340 · Rock Springs, WY · October 25, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1964
Place
Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
Injuries
2 minor, 25 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N73155Convair CV-340
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181577

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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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1-0048  64/10/25   ROCK SPRINGS WYO    CONVAIR CV-340      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1958                    N73155              PX-  0  0 24                            47, 19774 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1187 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK SPRINGS
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N73155
Reported as
Convair CV-340
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rock Springs

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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