Convair 340 N4807C
21 March 1978 · Elma, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1978 at about 01:45 local time, a Convair 340 registered N4807C, operated by Florida Leasin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Elma, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elma, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N4807C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Florida Leasin
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St Louis, Mo → Minneapolis, Mn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1970
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
ENG SEPARATED FROM A/C IN FLT DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1979 | Convair 340 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1982 | Convair 340 | Greenboro, North Carolina, United States | Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1982 | Convair 340 | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | Air Resorts Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1974 | Convair 340 | Bishop, California, United States | Sierr Pacific | Fatal | 36 |
| 20 Oct 1983 | Convair 340/440 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1983 | Convair 340 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Combs Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |