Convair 640 N3417
10 December 1970 · St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 December 1970 at about 19:26 local time, a Convair 640 registered N3417, operated by Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States. 20 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 19:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry S.truman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 640
- Registration
- N3417
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Juan, Pr → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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
PORPOISED. NOSE GR FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 640 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1972 | Convair 640 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1968 | Convair 640 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1967 | Convair 640 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1967 | Convair 640D | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1979 | Convair 640 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Zantop International Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1987 | Convair 640 (340D) | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | SMB Stage Line, Inc | Minor 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 |