Convair 880 N8802E
7 March 1969 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1969 at about 09:36 local time, a Convair 880 registered N8802E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 15 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:36
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N8802E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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
EXPLOSION IN NR 1 ENG. CAUSED SMALL HOLE IN FUSELAGE, DENTS IN WG. PLT SHUT DOWN ENG, LANDED SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 880 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1969 | Convair 880 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Japan Airlines | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Sep 1969 | Convair 880 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1968 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1968 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Convair 880 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1967 | Convair 880 | Constance, Kentucky, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 69 |
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 |