Convair 580 N7517U

Summary

On 7 November 1983 at about 01:39 local time, a Convair 580 registered N7517U, operated by Republic Airlines, was involved in an accident near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. 35 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1983 at 01:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Sioux Falls (FSD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Convair 580

Registration

N7517U

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Republic Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sioux City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN84FA021

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BIRD DURING THE LANDING APPROACH AT NIGHT. THE CAPTAIN WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE BIRD AND FLYING GLASS. THE CO-PLT COMPLETED THE LANDING DUE TO INCAPACITATION OF THE CAPT. INVESTIGATIONREVEALED THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN PENETRATED BY A TWO POUND BIRD. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY THAT THE WINDSHIELD WITHSTAND, WITHOUT PENETRATION, THE IMPACT OF A FOUR POUND BIRD AT CRUISE SPEED. THE ACFT WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 190 KTS AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED BY THE CO-PLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.