Convair 880 N8803E
5 August 1971 · Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1971 at about 15:25 local time, a Convair 880 registered N8803E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. 79 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N8803E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kansas City, Mo → Philadelphia, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0023
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
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
ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB AT FL 310.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 880 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1972 | Convair 880 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Convair 880 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1972 | Convair 880 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1972 | Convair 880 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
| 24 Jun 1969 | Convair 880 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Japan Airlines | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Sep 1969 | Convair 880 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious 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 | - |