Convair CV-340 N8417H
21 January 1965 · Lancaster Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1965 at about 20:33 local time, a Convair CV-340 registered N8417H, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lancaster Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 25 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lancaster Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair CV-340
- Registration
- N8417H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
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
EMERGENCY AIR BRAKES NOT USED.NO NORMAL HYD.PRESS DUE NO.1 ENG.HYD.PUMP INOP.& NO.2 ENG.INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair CV-340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1965 | Convair CV-340 | Ponce Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1965 | Convair CV-340 | Wichita Falls Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1964 | Convair CV-340 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1964 | Convair CV-340 | Rock Springs Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1964 | Convair CV-340 | Saugus Calif, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1967 | Convair CV-340 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |