Convair 580 N5832
7 June 1971 · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 June 1971 at about 08:49 local time, a Convair 580 registered N5832, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 31 people were on board and 28 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tweed-New Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N5832
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Newport News, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0006
People
28 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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
CAPT INTENTIONALLY CONTINUED DESCENT BLO MIN ALTWO FWD VIS DESPITE ADVISORIES FROM 1ST OFFICER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1971 | Convair 580 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1971 | Convair 580 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Convair 580 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Convair 580 | Windsor Lcks, Connecticut, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |