Convair 240 N741J
20 February 1970 · Hampton, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1970 at about 12:44 local time, a Convair 240 registered N741J, operated by Allan T Shephe, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hampton, Virginia, United States. 28 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 12:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hampton, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Langley Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- N741J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Allan T Shephe
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Richmond, Va → Linden, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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
LEASED FROM JET INTNL, NUMEROUS ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCIES.UPLOCK CABLE BROKE, EMGCY SYS PRES LOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1970 | Convair 240 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways, Inc. | 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 |