Convair 580 N73145
8 September 1967 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1967 at about 10:16 local time, a Convair 580 registered N73145, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 14 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 10:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N73145
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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
R.LNDG GR UPLATCH RELEASE CABLE, R.LNDG GR EMER.AIR OPER.UPLATCH RELEASE ASSY. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1967 | Convair 580 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1967 | Convair 580 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Johnson ANO JO | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1966 | Convair 580 | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1968 | Convair 580 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | TEX Johnston I | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Convair 580 | Pawnee City, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1968 | Convair 580 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |