Convair 540 N73143
28 November 1977 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 November 1977 at about 13:05 local time, a Convair 540 registered N73143, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 48 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 13:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 540
- Registration
- N73143
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Rapid City, Sd → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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
3RD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL BURST.HEAVY CARBIDE PRECIPITATION PROPAGATED FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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