Convair 340 N3427
23 July 1967 · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1967 at about 14:46 local time, a Convair 340 registered N3427, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 9 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 14:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N3427
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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
CYL BASE STUD FAILURE IN NO 8 CYL, L.ENG.FIRE DUETO SEVERED OIL LINE.EMERG-FUEL-OFF NOT COMPLETED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1967 | Convair 340T | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1967 | Convair 340 | Marseilles, Ohio, United States | Lake Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 38 |
| 30 Jun 1968 | Convair 340 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1966 | Convair 340 | New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1966 | Convair 340 | Bradford Pa, Pennsylvania, 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |