Convair 340 N3415
8 May 1963 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1963 at about 13:07 local time, a Convair 340 registered N3415, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 2 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 13:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N3415
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
LNDG GR WARNING HORN MIS-RIGGED. GR LTS OPERATEDINTERMITTENTLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1963 | Convair 340 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1962 | Convair 340 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |