Convair 580 N73155
29 January 1971 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 January 1971 at about 22:03 local time, a Convair 580 registered N73155, operated by Frontier Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 17 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:03
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 580
- Registration
- N73155
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Frontier Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Denver, Colo → Phoenix, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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
NOSE STEERING CYL OK, REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 580 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1971 | Convair 580 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 28 |
| 20 Aug 1971 | Convair 580 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1971 | Convair 580 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Convair 580 | Windsor Lcks, Connecticut, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |