Convair 990A N5609
22 February 1969 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 February 1969, a Convair 990A registered N5609, operated by Modern Air Transport, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 990A
- Registration
- N5609
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Modern Air Transport, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kansas City, Mo → Mobile, Ala
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 4-0036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
FLAP TRACK DESIGN LOADS NOT IN UNISON DUE MISALIGNMENT.SPOILER HINGE FAILED DUE IMPROPER RIGGING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 990 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1969 | Convair 990 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1970 | Convair 990 | Acapulco, Mexico | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1966 | Convair 990 | Ft Worth Texas, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1973 | Convair 990 | Agana, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | California Air | Minor 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 |