Convair 880 N8810E
22 July 1972 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1972 at about 13:33 local time, a Convair 880 registered N8810E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 71 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 880
- Registration
- N8810E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Detroit, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0032
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
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
PENETRATED VISIBLE VERTICAL BUILDUP.MINOR INJ TOTWO ATTENDANTS. SEAT BELT SIGN ACTIVATED LATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 880 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 5 Aug 1971 | Convair 880 | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Convair 880 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |