Convair 600 N94236
8 May 1972 · Alexandria, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1972 at about 13:33 local time, a Convair 600 registered N94236, operated by Texas International Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. 15 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Esler
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 600
- Registration
- N94236
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Texas International Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Monroe, la → New Orleans, la
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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 GR PISTON ROD FAILED. HI TIME PART.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1972 | Convair 600 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1973 | Convair 600 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 11 |
| 16 Sep 1970 | Convair 600 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1969 | Convair 600 | Houston, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1966 | Convair 600 | Hot Spring Ark, Arkansas, United States | Central Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Convair 600 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | Wright Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |