Convair 440 N5825
6 January 1969 · Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1969 at about 20:35 local time, a Convair 440 registered N5825, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. 28 people were on board and 11 died, 14 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradford Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 440
- Registration
- N5825
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Detroit, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0001
People
11 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
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
POSSIBLE MISREADING OF ALTIMETER, ALTIMETER MALFUNCTION, OR MISREADING OF INST APCH CHART.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 440 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1969 | Convair 440 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1968 | Convair 440 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 30 Aug 1971 | Convair 440 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |