Last updated: 18 October 2019
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 March 1968 |
| Time: | 20:07 |
| Type: |  Convair CV-340-38 |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N4820C |
| C/n / msn: | 152 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Evansville, IN ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN (EVV/KEVV), United States of America |
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
Sources:
» NTSB File 1-0015Photos
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
