Convair 440 N4820C
20 March 1968 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1968 at about 20:07 local time, a Convair 440 registered N4820C, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Evansville, Indiana, United States. 42 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Evansville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dress Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 440
- Registration
- N4820C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
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
EXHAUST VALVE IN NUMBER 15 CYLINDER.PILOT STARTED SINGLE ENG GO AROUND AND ABORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 440 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1968 | Convair 440 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1968 | Convair 440 | Benton Harbr, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1967 | Convair 440 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1969 | Convair 440 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 11 |
| 10 Jun 1969 | Convair 440 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1966 | Convair 440 | Richmond Va, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |