Last updated: 5 December 2019
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | viernes 20 febrero 1970 |
| Hora: | 12:44 |
| Tipo: |  Convair CV-240-0 |
| Operador: | Jet International |
| Registración: | N741J |
| Numéro de série: | 146 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1949 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 28 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Hampton-Langley AFB, VA (LFI) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC/KRIC), Estados Unidos de América |
| Linden Airport, NJ (LDJ/KLDJ), Estados Unidos de América |
The Convair was flown with numerous maintenance discrepancies. Because of landing gear locking problems, the crew decided to carry out an emergency belly landing at Langley AFB. The aircraft belly landed there on a foamed runway.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: improper maintenance (maintenance personnel)
airframe - landing gear: gear locking mechanism
miscellaneous acts,conditions - corroded/corrosion
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - landed on foamed runway
Fuentes:
» NTSB id IAD70AI046Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA to Linden Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 433 km (271 miles).
Distance from Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA to Linden Airport, NJ as the crow flies is 433 km (271 miles).
