Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 2 September 1969 |
Time: | 12:15 |
Type: | Convair CV-240-1 |
Operator: | Hughes Tool Corp |
Registration: | N8410H |
MSN: | 70 |
First flight: | 1948 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Encampment A-A Ranch Airport, WY ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Culver City-Hughes Airport, CA (CVR), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Encampment A-A Ranch Airport, WY, United States of America |
Narrative:The Convair CV-240 landed at Encampment, WY. Asymmetrical thrust reversal caused the plane to swerve off the side of the runway. The landing gear then collapsed as the aircraft struck the edge of the parking ramp.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
miscellaneous acts,conditions - thrust reversal-asymetrical
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
Sources:
» NTSB id DEN70A0016
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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.