Convair 240 N94253
20 January 1962 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 January 1962 at about 18:42 local time, a Convair 240 registered N94253, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 35 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- N94253
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Tulsa, Okla → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0053
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DC-7 TAXYING TO UNLOADING RAMP. CONVAIR WAS HOLDING AT INTERSECTION PER GRND CTL INSTRUCTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1964 | Convair 240 | Roswell N Mex, New Mexico, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1965 | Convair 240D | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | General Dynami | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1969 | Convair 240 | Encampment, Wyoming, United States | Hughes Aircraf | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Convair 240 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1970 | Convair 240 | Hampton, Virginia, United States | Allan T Shephe | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Convair 240-14 | Buhl, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |