Convair 880 N803TW
19 March 1970 · St.louis, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1970 at about 18:29 local time, a Convair 880 registered N803TW, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near St.louis, Missouri, United States. 54 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 18:29
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- St.louis, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N803TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Boston, Mass → Tulsa, Okla
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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
R NOSE WHEEL, TIRE AND 3 MAIN LDG GR TIRES REPLACED DUE DMG.HI SPEED TAXI TESTS-NO DIR CTL PROBLEMS
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 Mar 1969 | Convair 880 | Miami, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1971 | Convair 880 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | Convair 880 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1968 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, 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 |