Convair 440 N9302
12 May 1978 · Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Convair 440 registered N9302, operated by Argosy Airline, was involved in an accident during in flight near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 440
- Registration
- N9302
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Argosy Airline
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Columbus, Oh → Fort Lauderdale Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2173
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
TWR ASKED PLT IF HE WANTED RETURN TO ARPT DUE SLOW CLIMB-NEG REPLY. IFR FERRY FLT CARRYING CARGO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 440 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1979 | Convair 440 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | MacKey International | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1979 | Convair 440 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Cornerstone Co | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Convair 440 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Ocean Airways | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1980 | Convair 440 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Ocean Airways | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1981 | Convair 440 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1982 | Convair 440 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Island Airlines Hawaii Inc. | Minor 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 |