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FTW66A0044

1965-11-08 · COLLEGE STA., Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CONVAIR CV-240 · N94249
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Night
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Airport
EASTERWOOD

Weather at impact

Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
310° / 8 kt
Temp
62° F

Aircraft history

Total time
36,482 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
16,798
Age
43

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

E SOLENOID WIRES LOOSE,TERM NUT NOT FASTENED.

Investigator remarks

NO.2 ENG FEATHER PUMP LEAD LOOSE AND PROP REVERS

Cause factors

  • 74/A/FY A
    POWERPLANT OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 75/A/AJ A
    SYSTEMS RELAYS AND WIRING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/D0 A
    PERSONNEL IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 68/A/D4 A
    PERSONNEL INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/B/42 B
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL
  • 88/B/92 B
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
  • 82/K/B K
    WEATHER RAIN Joint factor
  • 80/K/BA K
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES WET RUNWAY Joint factor
  • 88/K/AQ K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DOWNWIND Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 1 0065. Source file NTSB_1965_1_0065.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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