Convair 580 N5817
25 July 1968 · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1968 at about 20:34 local time, a Convair 580 registered N5817, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 46 people were on board and 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morgantown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N5817
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0042
People
5 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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
DEFECTIVE THREADS ON INNER AXLE OF RT MAIN GR. RETAINING NUT CAME OFF. WHEEL HIT NO 2 PROP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 1968 | Convair 580 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | TEX Johnston I | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Convair 580 | Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1968 | Convair 580 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jun 1968 | Convair 580 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1968 | Convair 580 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 20 |
| 27 Dec 1968 | Convair 580 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 27 |
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 | - |