Convair 580 N73122
23 December 1970 · Kansas City, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1970 at about 09:18 local time, a Convair 580 registered N73122, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Kansas City, Missouri, United States. 33 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 09:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kansas City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N73122
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Liberal, Kans → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0044
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
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
L MLG INBD STRUT OUTER CYL FAILED.CRACK WASNT DETECTED DURG OVRHL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1970 | Convair 580 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Convair 580 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Convair 580 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Convair 580 | Houghton, Michigan, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Convair 580 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1970 | Convair 580 | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |