ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328866
Date: | Friday 12 May 1978 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | Convair CV-440-86 |
Owner/operator: | Argosy Airlines |
Registration: | N9302 |
MSN: | 416 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Shippingport, PA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Columbus (unknown airport), OH |
Destination airport: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:One engine failed and the remaining engine suffered a partial loss of power. The Convair ditched in the Ohio River.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - improper in-flight decisions or planning
powerplant - engine structure: master and connecting rods
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
FACTORS:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 1 engine
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC78FA053 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Columbus Airport, OH (CMH); December 1975
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