Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	20 MAR 1968
Heure:	20:07
Type/Sous-type:	Convair CV-340-38
Compagnie:	Delta Air Lines
Immatriculation:	N4820C
Numéro de série:	152
Année de Fabrication:	1954
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 3
Passagers:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 39
Total:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 42
Dégats de l'appareil:	Perte Totale
Conséquences:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:	Evansville, IN (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
Phase de vol:	En approche (APR)
Nature:	Transport de Passagers Nat.
Aéroport de départ:	?
Aéroport de destination:	Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN (EVV/KEVV), Etats-Unis d'Amérique

Détails:
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

Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0015