Convair 340 N8415H
19 October 1962 · Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 October 1962 at about 20:52 local time, a Convair 340 registered N8415H, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States. 52 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N8415H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Providence, Ri
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0029
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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
UNDETECTED INSECURE LATCHING OF REAR SERVICE DOOR CAUSED IN FLT EXPLOSIVE DECOMP, EJECTED HOSTESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1962 | Convair 340 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1962 | Convair 340 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1963 | Convair 340 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1963 | Convair 340 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1964 | Convair 340 | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1966 | Convair 340 | New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | 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 | - |