Convair 240 N270L
17 January 1970 · Aspen, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1970 at about 09:00 local time, a Convair 240 registered N270L, operated by Aspen Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Aspen, Colorado, United States. 27 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sardy
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- N270L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aspen Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Denver, Colo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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
GR WARNING HORN IMPROPERLY SET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1970 | Convair 240 | Hampton, Virginia, United States | Allan T Shephe | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1969 | Convair 240 | Encampment, Wyoming, United States | Hughes Aircraf | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1971 | Convair 240-14 | Buhl, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1975 | Convair 240-4 | Singapore, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1965 | Convair 240D | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | General Dynami | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1964 | Convair 240 | Roswell N Mex, New Mexico, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |