Descripción del Accidente ASN 20 MAR 1968 Convair CV-340-38 N4820C - Evansville, IN
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:miércoles 20 marzo 1968
Hora:20:07
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic CVLP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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 Cause:

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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photo of Convair-CV-340-38-N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
photo of Convair-CV-340-38-N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
photo of Convair-CV-340-38-N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
photo of Convair-CV-340-38-N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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