Convair 340 N4819C
13 March 1974 · Bishop, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 March 1974 at about 19:28 local time, a Convair 340 registered N4819C, operated by Sierr Pacific, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bishop, California, United States. 36 people were on board and 36 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bishop, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair 340
- Registration
- N4819C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sierr Pacific
- Operating rule
- Intrastate Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Intra-State Charter Passg.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Burbank, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0188
People
36 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
SAFE DISTC FRM HAZARDOUS TRRN NOT MAINTAINED DRGNITE VISUAL FLT CONDS.HIT MTN 6100FT LVL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1978 | Convair 340 | Elma, Iowa, United States | Florida Leasin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Convair 340 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1968 | Convair 340 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1967 | Convair 340 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1967 | Convair 340T | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1967 | Convair 340 | Marseilles, Ohio, United States | Lake Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 38 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |