Convair 580 N5812
18 March 1977 · Flushing, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1977 at about 09:07 local time, a Convair 580 registered N5812, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Flushing, New York, United States. 50 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 09:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Flushing, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laguardia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N5812
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Ithaca, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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
PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO ACFT ON R SIDE.L WING STRUCK EAL 727 ACFT, NR 2 ENG REVERSER DMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1976 | Convair 580 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Convair 580 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1978 | Convair 580 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1979 | Convair 580 | Joplin, Missouri, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1979 | Convair 580 | Thief Riv Fls, Minnesota, United States | Republic Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1975 | Convair 580 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |