Convair 580 N73143
4 November 1981 · Longview, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 November 1981 at about 11:11 local time, a Convair 580 registered N73143, operated by Metro Airlines, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Longview, Texas, 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 11:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Longview, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gregg County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N73143
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metro Airlines
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2621
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
INSTR PLT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR WHILE CONFIGURING ACFT FOR TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1980 | Convair 580 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Summit Airline | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Convair 580 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Interstate Air | 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 | - |
| 7 Nov 1983 | Convair 580 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Republic Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1983 | Convair 580-11-A | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | Republic Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |