Last updated: 28 October 2021
| Status: | Schlussbericht |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 20 März 1968 |
| Zeit: | 20:07 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Convair CV-340-38 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Delta Air Lines |
| Kennzeichen: | N4820C |
| Werknummer: | 152 |
| Baujahr: | 1954 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 39 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 42 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Evansville, IN ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | ? |
| Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN (EVV/KEVV), USA |
A no. 1 engine failure caused the crew to make a single engine landing at Evansville in rain and low ceiling conditions. The pilot aborted the go-around he had initiated and crash-landed. An exhaust valve failure in the no.15 cylinder caused the engine failure. The pilot misjudged speed and distance while landing.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
powerplant - engine structure: cylinder assembly
miscellaneous acts, conditions - material failure
pilot in command - misjudged distance and speed
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
airports/airways/facilities - airport conditions: wet runway
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB File 1-0015Fotos
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
accident date: 20-03-1968
type: Convair CV-340-38
registration: N4820C
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
