Convair 440 N8305
12 June 1968 · Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1968 at about 16:45 local time, a Convair 440 registered N8305, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. 40 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 440
- Registration
- N8305
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0023
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
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
CREW HAD WARNED OF POSSIBLE TURB FROM SCTD TSTMS. STEWARDESS THROWN IN GALLEY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 440 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1968 | Convair 440 | Benton Harbr, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1968 | Convair 440 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1967 | Convair 440 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1969 | Convair 440 | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 11 |
| 10 Jun 1969 | Convair 440 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1966 | Convair 440 | Richmond Va, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |