| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 20 MAR 1968 |
| Hora: | 20:07 |
| Tipo: | Convair CV-340-38 |
| Operador: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registración: | N4820C |
| Numéro de série: | 152 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1954 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 42 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Evansville, IN (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN (EVV/KEVV), Estados Unidos de América |
Descripción:A no. 1 engine failure caused the crew to make a single engine landing at Evansville in rain and low ceiling conditions. The pilot aborted the go-around he had initiated and crash-landed. An exhaust valve failure in the no.15 cylinder caused the engine failure. The pilot misjudged speed and distance while landing.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
powerplant - engine structure: cylinder assembly
miscellaneous acts, conditions - material failure
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
Fuentes:
» NTSB File 1-0015
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