Convair 990 N5614
29 July 1969 · Fort Worth, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1969 at about 11:58 local time, a Convair 990 registered N5614, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 3 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 11:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Southwest
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 990
- Registration
- N5614
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0053
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
L GR WOULDNT EXTEND. DIVERTED TO TULSA.GR COLLAPSED ON LDG.FATIGUE EVIDENCED IN L GR SUPPORT BEAM.
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 | - |
| 8 Aug 1970 | Convair 990 | Acapulco, Mexico | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1966 | Convair 990 | Ft Worth Texas, Texas, United States | American Airlines, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |