Convair 340T N73120
1 November 1967 · Great Falls, Montana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 November 1967 at about 01:45 local time, a Convair 340T registered N73120, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Great Falls, Montana, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Great Falls
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340T
- Registration
- N73120
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0061
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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
CAUSE OF ALTIMETER ERROR UNDTMND.CONTINUED FLT T0 ALTERNATE ARPT.DAMAGED NOSE GR COLLAPSED ON LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1967 | Convair 340 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No 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 | - |
| 29 Nov 1966 | Convair 340 | New Cumberland Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1966 | Convair 340 | Bradford Pa, Pennsylvania, 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 | - |
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 | - |