Convair 340 N3414
29 November 1966 · New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 November 1966 at about 17:28 local time, a Convair 340 registered N3414, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States. 16 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 17:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrisburg-York
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N3414
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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
COMPLETE ELEC.FAILURE DUE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HTR.PLT TRIED REV PROP.ACFT WG STRUCK APP LITE TWR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1966 | Convair 340 | Bradford Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1967 | Convair 340 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1967 | Convair 340T | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1967 | Convair 340 | Marseilles, Ohio, United States | Lake Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 38 |
| 30 Jun 1968 | Convair 340 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1964 | Convair 340 | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |