Convair 240 N10AV
9 April 1977 · Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1977 at about 13:15 local time, a Convair 240 registered N10AV, operated by American Velod, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barnstable
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 240
- Registration
- N10AV
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Velod
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2654
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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
ICE IN R FUEL TANK.CROSSFEED ON, BOOST PUMPS ON TANK VALVES BOTH ON.TRANSFER OCRD.ROCKS ON BEACH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 240 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1977 | Convair 240D | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1977 | Convair 240 | Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States | L & J Company | Fatal | 6 |
| 4 Jun 1978 | Convair 240 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Trans Florida | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Convair 240 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Convair 240 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1975 | Convair 240-4 | Singapore, Asia | - | 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 | - |