Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | miércoles 20 marzo 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 Cause:
PROBABLEÂ 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
Fotos
accident date:
20-03-1968type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date:
20-03-1968type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date:
20-03-1968type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date:
20-03-1968type: 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.