Convair 990 N5615
23 February 1966 · Ft Worth Texas, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 February 1966 at about 11:45 local time, a Convair 990 registered N5615, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft Worth Texas, Texas, United States. 74 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Worth Texas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carswell Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 990
- Registration
- N5615
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0045
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 70 |
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
NOSE AND MAIN, LANDING GEAR WHEEL TIRES BLEW OUT.RUSTED DOWNLOCK BUNGEE CAUSED UNSAFE GEAR INDICATN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 990 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1969 | Convair 990A | Miami, Florida, United States | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1969 | Convair 990 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1970 | Convair 990 | Acapulco, Mexico | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1973 | Convair 990 | Agana, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | California Air | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |