Convair 580 N5826
28 June 1970 · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1970 at about 12:15 local time, a Convair 580 registered N5826, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an incident during in flight near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 23 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N5826
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Clarksburg, W Va → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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
CREW BECAME ILL DUE TO STRONG VAPOR FROM LEAKINGCARGO IN BAY BLO COCKPIT. AMYL ACETATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1970 | Convair 580 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Convair 580 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Convair 580 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Convair 580 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Convair 580 | Houghton, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1970 | Convair 580 | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | U.s. Air | 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 |