Convair 340 N90857
24 October 1962 · Pierre, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1962 at about 22:10 local time, a Convair 340 registered N90857, operated by North Central Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Pierre, South Dakota, United States. 47 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 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pierre, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N90857
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- North Central Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Minneapolis, Minn → Rapid City, S Dak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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
WILD GEESE HIT ACFT AT NITE. PENETRATED R WG STRUCTURE. LND AT DEST OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1962 | Convair 340 | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1962 | Convair 340 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1963 | Convair 340 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1963 | Convair 340 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1964 | Convair 340 | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1966 | Convair 340 | New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |